Description
The Bad Seed SEL Lessons and Activities: (Accepting Others, Your Past Doesn’t Define you, Anti-Bullying, Self-Reflection) by Jory John and Pete Oswald. The summary of this SEL picture book is as follows:
Summary:
This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know?
He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He’s been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be—happy? Eventually, the seed starts to realize that he doesn’t have to be a bad seed and can change his behavior. He starts trying to be a better seed and apologizes for past bad behavior and helping others.
This book is a funny yet touching tale that reminds us of the remarkably transformative power of will, acceptance, and just being you. The Bad Seed proves that positive change is possible for each and every one of us.
The Bad Seed SEL Lesson and Activities resource is WORTH the purchase!
MESSAGE of the story:
How we can all change our behavior for the better, even if we’ve been labeled “bad” in the past. Your reputation and past actions don’t make you who you are.
THEME:
The Bad Seed focuses on the importance of accepting others, your reputation and past actions don’t define you, self-reflection, how bullying affects others, positive attitudes towards oneself, and the attitudes and behaviors that lead to successful learning.
This Bad Seed SEL Lessons and Activities Resource Includes: 47+ pages and 32 activities!
Summary page for teacher
A cover for work packet for the week if it is a center or an ongoing activity.
Predicting Page
Venn Diagram- Comparing themselves to the Bad Seed
Story Concepts sheet
Theme / Message of the story
Summarizing
Text Connections
Character Analysis- Character Change from beginning to end of story page.
Vocabulary Activities–
Vocabulary PUZZLES: 3 options to use-
Option 1: A station, partner, or independent work- Students will mix up all the pieces from the vocabulary puzzles. Next, they will find the 4 pieces that match each vocabulary puzzle.
Then, they will answer the question that is on each puzzle either on the puzzle piece (if printed on paper), or on the recording sheet.
Option 2: Like the game Memory: (2) versions- Differentiated version: Each puzzle set of 4 cards will have a matching-colored dot. So, when flipping over the cards during the “Memory” game, the student will know that it is a matching set.
Option 3: Whole Group: Give one puzzle piece (24 in all…so, leave out a vocab word if needed and have 20 pieces) to each student. Give the students a certain amount of time to find their quad, and then that group of four will each answer the question on the question piece.
VOCABULARY MATCH-UP:
- Vocabulary Match-Up- Draw a line from the vocab word to its correct definition. (Answer Key included)
- Vocabulary Match-up- Each vocabulary word has a colored circle. Color the circle of its matching definition the same color.
- Vocabulary Match-up DIGITAL- Each vocabulary word has a colored circle. Drag the same-colored circle to the matching definition.
Writing Prompts:
“Look There Goes…”- Draw a picture of yourself in the box, and then fill in the speech bubbles with two things that you would like to have said about you. Printable and DIGITAL versions.
People Change- Writing prompt- Blank template, lined template, and DIGITAL version.
A Good Seed- What would a good seed say / What would a good seed do?
The Bad Seed: Part 2- students will come up with their own “Part 2”
QUESTION PAGES:
Connection Questions
Comprehension/Analyzing questions.
Small group/partner question task cards- 3 pages (12 cards in all)
“Find the Following” page- students will find different elements in the story like: the turning point, their favorite picture, a verb they liked that the authors used, etc.
Design your own NEW book cover for the story.
(2) Coloring sheets with themes from the book.
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