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Green Eggs and Ham 60th Anniversary KS1 Lesson...
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Dr Seuss’ classic book Green Eggs and Ham, featuring the famous Sam-I-Am, celebrates its 60th Anniversary this year.
So let your Key Stage 1 children play with words and the power of persuasion with this Dr Seuss-inspired teaching plan from HarperCollins.
There are starter questions, three full activities and an extension activity.
This looks at how Sam-I-Am persuades the Grouch to try new things in the book, and asks students to think about how they feel when someone tries to persuade them to do something.
They will also consider when you should say ‘no’ to someone who wants you to do something.
Finally, they will use the printable worksheet to create a poster or advert persuading people to do something, like picking up litter or trying new foods.
Here, pupils will use freeze frames to re-create the four panels where the Grouch tries green eggs and ham, to explore the body language and emotions of the characters.
They will also think about something new they could try, be it food, an activity or another kind of challenge, and write about what they’re going to do, and why. Then they can write a one-sentence resolution on the activity sheet to remind themselves of their promise.
Plus, there’s a downloadable certificate you can present to children when they accomplish their challenge!
Students will become writing and story detectives – revisiting the story looking for rhyme, repetition, jokes, great words and other ways Dr Seuss makes the story come alive.
Then, using the downloadable activity sheet, they can write a simple story using a very limited range of words, like Dr Seuss.
By reading Green Eggs and Ham, talking about the book and taking part in these activities, children will…
This resource pack includes a teacher’s guide PDF and four printable PDFs of activities.
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