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Punk Farm on Tour
Imagine Punk Farm is visiting your state. They have asked you to join them on stage for your Punk Rock Nursery Rhyme. Pick your favorite Nursery Rhyme, add a little punk to it, and perform it for your friends.
Punk Farm
Punk Farm is promoting an upcoming concert. Create a poster advertising the show! Be sure to include the band name, the date of the show, the time, a picture of the band, and what they will be singing.
My Buddy Slug
Slug is a great friend. List what you think makes someone a good friend. Make a list of at least 5 things that make a person a good friend. When you are done, write about a person who has these traits, and what you like to do with them.
Giddy Up, Cowgirl
Cowgirl goes to the grocery store, but lost the list. Plan meals for a day’s worth of food for your family. What will you need to make food for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Create a grocery list with the ingredients for your favorite meals.
Lunch Lady
Write a thank you letter to lunch lady for serving your wonderful food every day. Use friendly letter format.
Help Betty design a new gadget for Lunch Lady!
Good Night, Monkey Boy
“Monkey Boy” is a nickname. Do you have a nickname? Write it down here and draw a picture of yourself.
Annie Was Warned
It was surprising to find out what was behind the door of the creepy old Montgomery Mansion. Imagine what else Annie could have found behind the door. Write and illustrate your response.
Max for President
Max really wanted to be president of his class. When people run for President, they often give a campaign speech. Imagine you are giving a campaign speech. On a separate piece of paper, write a campaign speech, and give the speech to at least 2 of your friends. Draw a campaign button!
Bubble Bath Pirates
The boys in this book pretend to be pirates when they are taking a bath. What else could you pretend to be to make bath-time exciting? Draw a picture of a rubber ducky with your new bath-time theme!!
My Buddy Slug
Slug really starts to bug Alex, he won’t leave him alone. Explain a time when you really bugged someone. Compare how they reacted when you did this, to how Alex reacted when Slug was bugging him.
Baghead
Josh wore a bag on his head to cover up his terrible haircut. What else could he have been hiding under his paper bag? Draw a picture!
About Jarrett
It took time for Jarrett to become an author. He had to send out lots of postcards to publishers until someone finally said, “Yes, we’d like to publish your book!” Design a postcard with your best drawing !
Complete the activities below based upon your experiences with books by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. When you have finished an activity, color in the box on the chart below.
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________
Imagine Punk Farm is visiting your state. They have asked you to join them on stage for your Punk Rock Nursery Rhyme. Pick your favorite Nursery Rhyme, add a little punk to it, and perform it for your friends.
Name of your Nursery Rhyme:
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Punk Farm on Tour
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________
My Buddy SlugSlug is a great friend. List what you think makes someone a good friend. Make a list of at least 5 things that make a person a good friend. When you are done, write about a person who has these traits, and what you like to do with them.
5 Things that Make a Good Friend
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Draw a tiny sketch of the person:
Use a separate sheet of paper to write about a person who has these traits and what you like to do with them.
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Name _______________________________Date _______________
Giddy Up, Cowgirl
Cowgirl goes to the grocery store, but lost the list. Plan meals for a day’s worth of food for your family. What will you need to make food for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Create a grocery list with the ingredients for your favorite meals.
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
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Shopping List
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________
Max for PresidentMax really wanted to be president of his class. When people run for President, they often give a campaign speech. Imagine you are giving a campaign speech. On a separate piece of paper, write a campaign speech, and give the speech to at least 2 of your friends. Draw a campaign button for yourself below!
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On a separate piece of paper, write a thank you letter to your lunch lady for serving you wonderful food every day. Use friendly letter format. Draw your favorite food to eat in the cafeteria and your Lunch Lady!
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________
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It was surprising to find out what was behind the door of the creepy old Montgomery Mansion. Imagine what else Annie could have found behind the door. Draw a picture here and on a separate piece of paper, describe what Annie sees!
Annie Was Warned
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Name ____________________________Date _______________
Ollie the Purple ElephantThe McLaughlin family brought an unusual animal into their home! Ollie became a member of the family and participated in their tradition of dancing after dinner. Draw an unusual animal at your house participating in one of your family’s traditions!
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Krosoczka
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka is the author and illustrator of
many picture books, including
Baghead and Punk Farm. He is also the creator of the
acclaimed Lunch Lady graphic
novel series. Jarrett makes his home in
Northampton, Massachusetts,
with his wife and daughter and
their pug, Ralph Macchio. You
can visit him on the Web at studiojjk.com.
Jacket art copyright © 2011 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Also available as an ebookMANUFACTURED IN CHINAwww.randomhouse.com/ kidsALFRED A. KNOPF
NEW YORK
is a purple elephant.He has no home—until
Shelby and Peter find him in
the park and invite him to live
with them.Now Ollie has a home
and a family, and he couldn’t be happier. But there’s one
person who doesn’t like Ollie:
the downstairs neighbor, Mr. Puddlebottom. Actually,
there’s one cat who doesn’t like Ollie, either: Ginger, the
family’s cat. She wants to have
the couch to herself again at night.
Together, Ginger and Mr. Puddlebottom conspire to get
rid of Ollie, and he walks right
into their trap. Will he ever find his way back home now?
US $16.99 / $18.99 CAN
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LIE
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Name ____________________________Date _______________
Punk Farm is promoting an upcoming concert. Create a poster advertising the show! Be sure to include the band name, the date of the show, the time, a picture of the band, and what they will be singing.
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Punk Farm
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Name ____________________________Date _______________
BagheadJosh wore a bag on his head to cover up his terrible haircut. What else could he have been hiding under his paper bag? Draw a picture!
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Name ____________________________Date _______________
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Help Betty design a new gadget for Lunch Lady on the graph paper below!
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Name ____________________________Date _______________
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Good Night, Monkey Boy“Monkey Boy” is a nickname. Do you have a nickname? Write it down here and draw a picture of yourself.
My nickname is:
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Name ____________________________Date _______________
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BUBBLE BATH PIRATES!The boys in this book pretend to be pirates when they are taking a bath. What else could you pretend to be to make bath-time exciting? Draw a picture of a rubber ducky with your new bath-time theme!!
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Name ___________________________________Date _______________
About Jarrett It took time for Jarrett to become a published author. He had to send out lots of promotional postcards to publishers until someone finally said, “Yes, we’d like to publish one of your books!” Design a postcard with your best drawing!
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