Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Naughty Mabel will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of forgiveness and making good choices, this Naughty Mabel picture book by Nathan Lane is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Naughty Mabel Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Naughty Mabel. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with Naughty Mabel reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
NAUGHTY MABEL SUMMARY
Mabel is a spoiled dog who lives with her parents in the Hamptons. She is shocked when her parents call her naughty, because she is actually VERY naughty. Mabel is known for making a mess of the house, swallowing jewelry, and knocking over the Christmas tree. When Mabel’s parents make her take a bath, she knows it must mean they’re throwing a party!
To her disappointment, Mabel’s parents put her to bed before the party. However, she can’t stand to miss out because she loves parties. Mabel decides to go down to the party and causes all kinds of problems: spilling food and drinks and knocking guests into the pool. While at the party, Mabel ate too many pigs in a blanket and noticed her stomach start to grumble. She lets out gas so smelly all of the guests leave before the party is over! Mabel thinks her parents will be mad, but she is happy to learn they still love her, even when she is naughty.
NAUGHTY MABEL LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Naughty Mabel reading comprehension questions focus on:
- summarize/retell
- analyzing character
- point of view
- analyzing illustrations
- identifying genre
- cause and effect
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- forgiveness
- making good choices
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- suffixes
- prefixes
- homophones
- adverbs
NAUGHTY MABEL ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Naughty Mabel?
- Lexile® Measure: AD550L
- Guided Reading Level: N
- DRA Level: 28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Nathan Lane. It was illustrated by Devin Elliott.
What genre is Naughty Mabel?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 48 pages long.
