Pistes d'exploration
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If a Spork is a combination of a spoon and a fork, then what could milk and cookies be called? A mix of shampoo and conditioner? Generate a list of other items that are often paired together, and invent appropriate names.
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How does the illustrator personify the utensils? What emotions are the utensils feeling as they look at Spork (e.g. smugness, pride, superiority, dismay)? Discuss the underlying reasons why you think neither the spoons nor the forks would accept Spork.
: Discuss the big idea embedded in this story. Why do you think the author chose a utensil as a main character? Write a story about an inanimate object.
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Bring in a picture of an unusual invention. Explain to the class what it does and why it would be useful.
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From the front cover alone, what do you think Spork is? How do you imagine he feels, and why?
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Read until the end of the page where the messy thing needs “something else,” a “bit of both.” Predict the ending.
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Discuss how Spork feels at the beginning of the story. Give examples of how he feels he does not belong with the other cutlery. What does he do to try to fit in? How does he finally feel useful? When can someone feel that they don’t belong? What can you do to help someone fit in at home or at school?
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Design a colourful bookmark with a drawing or a photo of yourself and a list of qualities that make you different and unique.
Mots-clés
Picture book, belonging, diversity, eating, families, individuality, self-acceptance
