Miss Nelson Is Missingby Harry Allard

A Program for Ms Dell’s 1st Grade Class

Allison Garrett

MLIS 7422

Program Sequence

• Greet the children in costume, introducing myself and explaining that I have a story with a mystery for them to solve.

• Tell the story Miss Nelson is Missing, showing the pictures in the book so the children might look for the clues of Miss Swamp’s identity.

• Act out the part of Miss Nelson with a sweet voice, and put on the witch nose and speak in a scary voice as Miss Swamp.

• Display the Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp puppet at the end, and invite the children to make their own!

Warm-Up

• Greet the children dressed as Miss Swamp, and ask them to participate in the story by making rude faces and pretending to be Miss Nelson’s awful class.

• Give the children a hint that the story will have a mystery for them to solve.

The Performance

Engage the children in the story by asking them to try and solve the mystery of Miss Swamp’s Identity

Craft Time

Materials Needed

• Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp puppet template

• Wooden craft stick

• Crayons

• Glue

• Scissors

Instructions

• Children color their Miss Nelson and Miss Swamp puppet

• Child may cut out his or her puppet; help those who need it

• Glue the two sides together, colored sides facing out, with the craft stick in between

Sources

• Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard