We LOVE Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s books! Our book companion for her story, Spoon, is packed with comprehension questions, writing prompts, worksheets and activities. If you are similar with her other book, Chopsticks, you are sure to love this story too. This book is great for integrating social emotional learning into your read aloud lessons. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
One day, Spoon was feeling sad and not like himself. His mother asked what was wrong and he explained he felt like his friends were all better off than he was. Each of his friends, Fork, Knife and Chopsticks, could do something that he could not. For example, Knife can spread things, Fork can go anywhere and Chopsticks are exotic. Little did Spoon know, his friends were jealous of him. They admired his ability to be silly and easygoing.
At bedtime, Spoon’s mother reminded him how lucky he is. She told him about all the things he gets to do that his friends cannot. Spoon gets to dive headfirst into ice cream and relax in tea. After speaking with his mother, Spoon feels better and starts feeling really good about himself.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Spoon is a great mentor text for teaching students important reading comprehension strategies, writing skills, and grammar concepts. All of our book companions come with activities that relate to these subject areas. Check out just some of the skills included in our book companion!
- Practice summarizing the important events in the book.
- Have students practice identifying the theme of the book.
- Integrate poetry by asking students to write acrostic poems.
- Ask students to get creative and write their own versions of the story.
- Use examples from the book to teach a lesson on prefixes and pronouns.
- Teach a lesson on how to use an apostrophe.
- Discuss the importance of individuality and the feeling of jealousy.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- 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
This resource is all you will need when it comes to planning your read aloud for the book Spoon. Gone are the days when you have to brainstorm discussion questions, look online for student activities, and spend hours gathering resources. Now everything you need is included in this book companion allowing you to make choices on what you want to use with your students.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will also love these similar books:
- Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Spork by Kyo Maclear
- Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
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