anywhere
boat
eggs
fox
goat
green
mouse
rain
train
tree
Sam
wants his friend to try a new food. The
food is Green
Eggs
and Ham. The friend will not try
them. Sam will try to
get his
friend to try them in all sorts of strange places.
Author: Dr.
Seuss
Illustrator:
Dr. Seuss
(1)
Describe what this book was about.
(Answer) Any
logical answer.
(Follow Up) Would
you try Green Eggs and Ham?
(2)
If you were Sam could you think of
another place his friend could try Green Eggs and Ham?
(Answer) Any
logical answer.
(Follow Up) Why
do you think the food was green?
(3)
Imagine you are Sam’s friend. Why wouldn’t you try Green Eggs and Ham?
(Answer) Any
logical answer.
(Follow Up) Name
a food that you do not like.
(4)
Show me your favorite page in the
book. Why is that your favorite?
(Answer) Any
logical answer.
(Follow Up) Tell
me what your favorite place in the book?
(5)
Define “box”.
(Answer) A
place to store things.
(Follow Up) Tell
me something you keep in a box.
(6)
Do you remember what the character’s
name in the book was?
(Answer) Sam
(Follow Up) Do
you know anyone named Sam?
(7)
Tell me what Sam wanted his friend to
try.
(Answer) Green
eggs and ham.
(Follow Up) Why
do you think that it was so important to him?
(8) Name
one of the vehicles in the book.
(Answer) Train,
car, boat.
(Follow
Up) Which
vehicle is your favorite?
(9) Name
what the train landed on in the water.
(Answer) A
boat.
(Follow
Up) Did
the boat sink? What makes you think so?
(10) Did
Sam’s friend finally try the Green Eggs and Ham?
(Answer) Yes
(Follow Up) How did he feel about them?
Activities
1.
Draw a picture of Green Eggs and Ham. Label each item.
2.
Write a recipe for Green Eggs and
ham. Be sure to include what makes them
green.
3.
Write a different ending to the story,
where Sam’s friend wouldn’t try the Green Eggs and Ham.
4.
Make a list of the foods you like and the
foods you don’t like.
1. Show the
children a picture of Green Eggs and Ham.
Ask them what they might be.
Would they like to eat them? In
today’s story we will read about a guy named Sam. He has a strange request.
Let’s read and see what it is!
2. Show the
children some pictures of food. Ask
them to pick out their favorite. Now
ask them to show you the foods that they don’t like. Today’s story is about Sam-I-Am and how he tries to get someone
to try a food that they do not like.
Let’s read and find out what happens!
3. Ask the
children if they have ever eaten something they thought they did not like, and
realized that they do like it. In
today’s story we will read about a character that does just that. Let’s read and find out what happens!