Bad Seed, Good Egg, Couch Potato, Cool Bean, Smart Cookie, Sour Grape Big Cheese

Perfect ELA SEL craft activities to accompany the children's book series, The Food Group by Jory John & Pete Oswald, "The Bad Seed", "The Cool Bean", "The Couch Potato," "The Good Egg," "The Smart Cookie," "The Big Cheese," and "The Sour Grape".

These books and crafts are perfect for sparking conversation about:

• empathy
• the influences of life experiences
• the possibility of positive change
• the importance of balance, self-care, and accepting those who we love
• positive self-esteem
• the importance of balancing screen time with outside time
• what it takes to be *cool*
• celebrating the many different ways to be smart
• The value of forgiveness and harm of holding grudges
• how to be a good sport

Great for ELA Literacy Reading Centers for all grade levels! Read aloud the story "The Bad Seed", "The Cool Bean", "The Couch Potato," "The Good Egg," "Smart Cookie," "The Sour Grape," and "The Big Cheese" or watch MaiStoryBook's FREE interactive read aloud videos, and then encourage students to create crafts that focuses on growth mindset, being good, how to be cool, positive affirmations, how to keep your body healthy, self -care, different ways to be smart, how to be a good sport, and tools for frustration and conflict resolution.

"The Good Seed" Product includes:

• Black and White or Color-printed version of the "Good Egg" with different headings for a "self-care" focus or "positive affirmation" focus
• Includes fill-in-the-blank *inside yolk* templates, in both yellow and black-and-white, to record self-care activities and positive affirmations, or a version where you can cut-and- paste included examples of activities and affirmations from the resource onto your yolk
• 2 sheets of examples of self-care activities and affirmations that you can cut and paste to use on your yolks
• Directions- both visual step by step and written
  

"Bad Seed" Product includes:

• Black and White or Color-printed version of the "Bad Seed Template" with different headings for a "Growth mindset" focus or "Be a Good Seed" focus
• Includes fill-in-the-blank *seed-kernel* templates, in both tan and black-and-white, to record growth mindset phrases and positive actions, or a version where you can cut-and- paste included examples of phrases and actions from the resource onto your seed kernel
• 2 sheets of examples of growth mindset phrases and positive actions that you can cut and paste to use on your kernels (in color and black and white font)
• Directions- both visual step by step and written

The Cool Bean Product Includes:

• Black and White or Color-printed version of the "Cool Bean Template" with different headings for a "I am Cool Because" or "I am a Cool Bean Because
• Includes fill-in-the-blank *inside-bean* templates, in both blue/tan and black-and-white, to record "ideas to be cool", or a version where you can cut-and- paste included examples of phrases and actions from the resource onto your "inside bean"
• Example sheets of cool actions and ideas that you can cut and paste to use on your inside-beans (in color and black and white font)
• Directions- both visual step by step and written

The Couch Potato Product Includes:

• Black and White or Color-printed version of the "Couch Potato Template" with different headings: "How to Keep My Body Healthy" "I Keep My Body Healthy By" "My Favorite Outdoor Activities"
• Includes fill-in-the-blank *inside-potato* templates, in both tan and black-and-white, to record "ideas to keep my body healthy" or "Ideas for favorite outside activities", or a version where you can cut-and- paste included examples of phrases and actions from the resource onto your "inside potato"
• Example sheets of healthy activities and outdoor activities that you can cut and paste to use on your inside-potato (in color and black and white font)
• Directions- both visual step by step and written

The Smart Cookie Product Includes:

• Black and White or Color-printed version of the "I am a Smart Cookie" with different headings: "_____ is a Smart Cookie," "_____ is Smart in Many Ways," and "_____'s Ingredients for Intelligence"
• Includes fill-in-the-blank *inside-Cookie* templates, in both color and black-and-white, to record different ways to be smart or different ingredients for intelligence. There is also a version where you can cut-and- paste included examples of different ways to be smart
• Example sheet of different ways to be smart that you can cut and paste to use on your inside cookie
• Directions- both visual step by step and written

The Sour Grape Product Includes:

• Black and White or Color-printed version of the "How to be a Sweet Grape" with different headings
• Options also focus on "When I Feel Frustrated" or "When I Feel Hurt"
• Includes fill-in-the-blank Response templates, in both color and black-and-white, to record different ways to be a sweet grape, or different tools for when you feel frustrated or hurt. There is also a version where you can cut-and- paste included examples.
• Example sheet of different ways to be a sweet grape/ different tools to use when frustrated or hurt
• Directions- both visual step by step and written

The Big Cheese Product Includes

• Black and White or Color-printed version of the "How to be a Good Sport" with different headings
• Options also focus on "Trying New Things" or "How to be a Big Cheese"
• Includes fill-in-the-blank Response templates, in both color and black-and-white, to record different ways to be a good sport, or to record what new things you've tried and want to try. There is also a version where you can cut-and- paste included examples.
• Example sheet of different ways to be a good sport

**Does not include glue, scissors, or crayons/colors**
You must provide these materials.

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