Let’s Read!
With Miss Lyon
Today’s Story is
About…….
Today’s Story
Is………
The Giant
Jam Sandwich
•By John Vernon Lord
What Do YOU
Think?
• What do you think this story is
about? Why?
• How BIG do you think the sandwich
is?
• Could you eat a GIANT jam
sandwich?
Is It Possible?
• Is it possible to make a GIANT jam
sandwich?
• Is it possible to be attacked by
wasps?
• Is it possible to squash those wasps
in a GIANT jam sandwich?
Hmmm……..
• What is pestering
the town of
Itching Down?
• What does
“pestering” mean?
• What would you do
if there were
wasps in your
town?
• Have you been
stung by a wasp
before? OUCH!!!
Let’s Learn
Vocabulary!
• The wasps in the town were getting on the
people’s nerves in itching down.
What is another word for “getting on their
nerves?”
a.) sneezing
b.) biting
c.) pestering
ANSWER BUZZZZ!!!!
What Will They Do?
• What do you think the people of
Itching Down will do next?
• Do you think that Bap the Baker has
a good idea? Why or why not?
• How do you think the town smelt
while the bread baked?
What Next?
• What did the people of Itching Down
do with all the leftover bread?
• How many pieces do they need for
the sandwich?
• Who’s field are they going to use to
make the GIANT jam sandwich?
What’s Next?
• What would happen if it was raining
outside?
• What do you think that the wasps will do
now?
• How did the people of Itching Down trap
the wasps?
• How do you celebrate when good things
happen?
What Next?
• What do you think happened to the
wasps in the Giant jam sandwich?
• Are you all hungry for lunch now?