Once you read Jory John's book, The Good Egg, you are going to be hooked on the stories. There are several books in this series that are great for teaching social emotional learning. The fun plot and captivating pictures make this a book that elementary students are going to love! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
In the book, The Good Egg by Jory John, the main character is kind and helpful and always makes positive choices. Unfortunately, the other eleven eggs he shares a carton with are always misbehaving.
The Good Egg works hard to keep the peace, take charge and tries to fix their bad behavior. It exhausts him, makes his head feel scrambled and ultimately causes his shell to crack from all the pressure.
When he finally has had enough he leaves the group and takes the time necessary to focus on himself.
This is a wonderful book that reminds us all how important it is to take care of ourselves and our own needs in order to find happiness.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
If you are reading The Good Egg to your class, consider using it to teach some of these skills.
- Practice identifying point of view.
- Analyze illustrations as you read the book.
- Ask students to write summaries of the book.
- Get students writing as they list the qualities of a "good egg."
- Teach students the various uses of the comma.
- Teach a mini lesson on verbs.
- Discuss the importance of mindfulness and self care.
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
Once you try these activities you are going to want them for all your read aloud lessons!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will also love these similar books:
- The Bad Seed by Jory John
- The Cool Bean by Jory John
- We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
- After the Fall by Dan Santat
- Because by Mo Willems
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