The Bad Seed | Book Activities and Craftivity

THE BAD SEED

The Bad Seed by Jory John is about a seed that everyone thinks is bad. Why do they think this? Well, he does things like show up late to everything, tell long jokes with no punch lines, and doesn't put things back where they belong. He doesn't bathe, tells lies, and cuts in line. The list goes on....he's a bad seed. 

The bad seed wasn't always bad. He lived on a sunflower with his happy family. But in the fall the sunflower dropped its seeds. Then he was sealed in a bag of sunflower seeds, sent away to be eaten. He was fortunate enough to be spit out before he was consumed.

This event changed the seed. He became angry and kept to himself. Then one day the bad seed decided to change. He wanted to be happy.

He still does bad things once in awhile. But he's trying, taking things one day at a time!

This craftivty makes a fun bulletin board display to showcase student learning. Students can make some text-to-self connections as they write about a way that they have learned from their mistakes or have changed, just like the bad seed.

This book activities unit is packed with learning standards aligned literacy companion activities to go with The Bad Seed by Jory John. It's perfect for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade.