Description
Jory John and Pete Oswald did it again! The SEL picture book: The Good Egg talks about self-care, accepting others, not passing judgement, and the fact that it is okay not to be perfect. With over 21 activities and 37+ pages, this resource is sure to be engaging and bring in depth conversations within the classroom with students of all ages!
The Good Egg by Jory John and Pete Oswald:
Summary:
The Good Egg does a lot of good things for other people, but this wasn’t always easy. The other eggs in the carton were not as good as the Good Egg. The Good Egg felt frustrated when the other eggs were not doing good things. All the extra pressure to be perfect made it hard for the Good Egg. He begins to crack (quite literally) from the pressure of always having to be grade-A perfect. So, the Good Egg took some time away to find happiness through quiet time, reading, journaling, painting, and other creative projects. The cracks started to heal, and the Good Egg decided to return home to the fellow eggs in the carton.
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Theme: The Good Egg is a clever and amusing book aimed at reminding us to be more accepting of others, not passing judgements, and not to expect perfection from yourself or others, don’t stress over things you can’t control.
The Good Egg is self-reflective and takes it upon himself to make some healthy choices. He gets out in nature, reads lots, writes, paints and de-stresses with yoga and bubble baths. It’s good to present these options to kids and encourage them to find their own calming practices.
This resource includes:
37+ pages and 21 ACTIVITIES!
Summary page for teacher
Predicting Page
Story Concepts sheet
Theme / Message of the story
Sequencing
Text Connections
Character Analysis- Character Change from beginning to end of story page.
A cover for work packet for the week if it is a center or an ongoing activity.
QUESTION PAGES:
Worksheets / Group Discussion Possibilities for the following:
Connection questions
Analyzing questions
Three different writing prompts to answer and an area to draw a picture.- Two template versions for each AND a digital option for each as well.
Small group/partner question task cards.
“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.
Hands-on ACTIVITIES:
Self-Care Writing: Dealing with Emotions Activity: Emotions Booklet
There are many versions of the templates provided:
Cover 1: Titled Egg with student name needed
Cover 2: Blank-Student can name the booklet what is chosen by them or teacher and write their name.
Inside pages 1: lined with the emotion already labeled, Inside pages 2: lined with emotion line blank, Inside pages 3: Blank
-Back Cover
Drawing the Good Egg Activity: –Students draw and color their favorite egg from the story. OPTIONAL: They can create their own NEW egg character for the story. This comes with a (2) egg to a page template, and a (1) egg to a page template.
Write and/or some of the good things you do for
family, friends, or at school like the Good Egg. – (3) versions: Blank, lined, DIGITAL
A page to list different things you can do to calm down or get relief from stress.
Draw yourself as an egg doing activities that would help you calm down.
Design your own NEW book cover for the story.
Two Whole Group GAME options that will lead to open dialogue about the topic
(2) Coloring sheets about kindness
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