The Bailey Batters are eager to break their losing streak--they've never won a softball game, and it's beginning to look like their record is a curse. Could it be a mummy's curse? Mr. Tuttle, their new coach, is very clumsy and has to keep wrapping his injured limbs with bandages.

Mr. Tuttle, the substitute baseball coach, has so many accidents that he begins to look like a mummy.

Electra, the new assistant to Frank, bakes terrific monster-sized cookies, but Eddie, Melody, and Howie suspect that she is a monster Dr. Victor created to be Frank's mate

Enter the grade three classroom at Bailey Elementary School and prepare to be amused. The school secretary is a gremlin, the substitute janitor is Santa Claus, a witch teaches gymnastics, and the homeroom teacher is a vampire! Use this resource to help your students develop the literacy strategies necessary for them to derive meaning from print, read to find new information about a topic, and think and write creatively, all using the Bailey kids chapter books as a springboard. 105 pages Includes: Story summaries Reproducible work sheets for 25 Bailey Kids books Teacher suggestions A resource list Student tracking sheet Answer key Objectives 1. To familiarize students with an author and her writings and style of writing. 2. To develop literacy strategies necessary to obtain meaning from print. 3. To read to find new information about a topic deriving it from print and pictures. 4. To develop the student's ability to think and write creatively. Kids at Baily Elementary titles: 1. Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots 2. Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp 3. Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors 4. Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball 5. Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips 6. Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias 7. Aliens Don't Wear Braces 8. Genies Don't Ride Bicycles 9. Pirates Don't Wear Sunglasses 1O. Witches Don't Do Backflips 11. Skeletons Don't Play Tubas 12. Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers 13. Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum 14. Monsters Don't Scuba Dive 15. Zombies Don't Play Soccer 16. Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade 17. Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats 18. Martians Don't Take Temperatures 19. Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses 20. Wizards Don't Need Computers 21. Mummies Don't Coach Softball 22. Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate 23. Angels Don't Know Karate 24. Dragons Don't Cook Pizza 25. Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance

It's the very beginning of a new school year, and all the kids at Bailey Elementary need to have their eyes checked by a doctor. Could Dr. Polly, who has a large metal circle on his forehead, really be a Cyclops stalking the people of Bailey City?

A compilation of lessons by 20 notable authors of children's literature, this book will motivate your students to become successful writers. Lessons encourage children to wonder, think, imagine, explore, and create as they write their stories. This book is perfect for teachers wanting to develop their students' writing skills. Grades 2-8

Mrs. Jeeper's class is visiting Ruby Mountain to learn about nature, and along the way Eddie spots enormous tracks on the dirt trail. He's sure that the tracks belong to the square-dancing teacher--a large, hairy man resembling Bigfoot. Is he really the legendary beast?