I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
By Lauren Child
Genre: Fiction
Grade: Pre-kindergaten to second
About The Author
Born in Wiltshire, she is an extremely talented writer and illustrator. Her illustrations are colorful and eye-catching! The illustrations can be like a collage, have photography in them, and even contain magazine clippings. Some of Child's works have won awards, such as, That Pesky Rat. Her book characters, Charile and Lola have even been made into an animated televisions series.
About The Book
We are introduced to Charlie's younger sister, Lola, who happens to also be a very picky eater. Charlie has the task of feeding his sister and thinks of some very inventive ways to persuade Lola into eating healthy food! Lola does not like carrots, peas, potatoes, mushrooms, cheese, apples, and yes you guessed it...TOMATOES! But Lola will be be eating carrots or peas, instead, she will be eating orange twig lets from Jupiter, and green drops from Greenland! And eventually Lola even eats a tomato, or as she calls it a Moonsquirter.
Lesson
Purpose: To understand the difference between fruits and vegetables, and to promote healthy eating, while still focusing on literacy!
Pre-assessment- Use a brief "test", What are some healthy foods that you can eat? What is the difference between a vegetable and a fruit?
Lesson: It is important to touch on the characteristics of the book, such as the format of the writing within the book. The way in which the words are written are just as important as the pictures. Some of the words are in wiggly lines, or in cabinets, or spaced out, and it is important to teach young children how to adapt to this and read it correctly.
Teach the difference between a fruit and a vegtable! Creating a chart of differences and similarities would work, but also having real examples would be beneficial. If possible allowing the children to try it would be great ( watch food allergies). Once this has been done then bring out a tomato and let students try to guess if it is a fruit or vegetable! Reinforce this lesson by using a chart and having the students write the differences between fruits and vegetables , or use sentence cut outs for the younger students. Teachers could also use sort baskets, by having two baskets and having the students sort the fruit and vegetables!
Post assessment- Once the students are done they can either take another test, or use the post test to ass more information or change their responses. Use another work sheet so that you can see the improvement.
* Worksheets can be sent home with the family informing parents of healthy choices, and even chart that allows the student to log what they are eating!
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