A Monster Sandwich
CHALLENGING WORDS
bite bread cheese lettuce meat monster pickles sandwich tomatoes yum
SUMMARY
The story is a step-by-step process of making a sandwich before it gets eaten. --- Conversation Questions---
(1) Retell what to put on a monster sandwich. (Answer) Lettuce, cheese, pickles, meat, tomatoes, bread. (Follow Up) Share what happens at the end of the story.
(2) Imagine you could make a sandwich using any ingredients you wanted. What would you choose? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Imagine you worked at a sandwich shop. Tell me about your job.
(3) Imagine you had a party. Suppose what kind of sandwiches you might have? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Guess how long it would take to make sandwiches for your friends.
(4) Compare things used to make a sandwich in the story to things you might use to make a sandwich. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Suppose you wanted to share your sandwich. Who would you share with?
(5) Explain what a monster sandwich is. (Answer) A big sandwich with lots of toppings. (Follow Up) Explain if you like to eat monster sandwiches or not.
(6) List the first thing you need to make a sandwich. (Answer) Bread. (Follow Up) Name bread you like to eat: rye, wheat, white, pumpernickel, sourdough, or something else.
(7) Name the green food that was next. (Answer) Lettuce. (Follow Up) Name another green food on the sandwich. (Pickles.)
(8) Name the yellow food on the sandwich. (Answer) Cheese. (Follow Up) Name the cheese with holes in it. (Swiss.)
(9) Name the meat on the sandwich. (Answer) Bologna. (Follow Up) Name some other meat you might eat on a sandwich.
(10) Name the red food on the sandwich. (Answer) Tomatoes. (Follow Up) Find what happened at the end of the story. Activities
1. List as many kind of sandwiches as you can think of in 4 minutes.
2. List ten things you might put on a sandwich.
3. Write about your favorite sandwich. Where do you eat it? Who makes you favorite sandwich? What goes on your favorite sandwich?
4. Draw a picture of your favorite sandwich.
Introductions
1. Ask students what their favorite sandwich is. Say today’s story is about a monster sandwich. Let’s read about what goes on a monster sandwich.
2. Have a sandwich on the desk. Tell students today’s story is about making a sandwich. Let’s read about what they put on their sandwich.
3. Show students the front of the book. Ask students if they like sandwiches. Say today’s story is about a monster sandwich. Let’s read about what goes on a monster sandwich.
Book: A Monster Sandwich Author: Joy Cowley Illustrator: Glenda Jones ISBN: 1-55911-138-0 # of Text Pages: 8 AR: 1.0 LEX: N/A Building Oral Vocabulary 3 on 5 some 7 it Prediction Questions 3 What will go on the sandwich next? 5 Can you guess what is next? 7 Who will eat the sandwich?
This resource is made available by THE LEARNING CORPS-Barren County School system, an AmeriCorps program, funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community and Volunteer Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.