The Terrible Two Activity Guide
The Terrible Two Activity Guide
The Terrible Two Activity Guide
TION
MAC BARNETT
and JORY JOHN
ILLUSTRATED BY
KEVIN CORNELL
*There is no dollar bill.
TO START
Welcome kids to the space.
Ask if they know what pranks are, if theyve ever done any pranks
before, or if theyve heard any great prank stories.
Encourage them. Get excited, like, Wow, you guys know a lot about
pranksbut there is still a lot to learn. Explain that today youll be making Pranking Notebooks. But before you do that, you should read from
The Terrible Two so they can get a sense of what pranking is all about.
READING
Read the first four chapters (theyre shortabout eight mins altogether),
which will give a sense of the main character, and the humor of the book.
WORKSHEETS
After youre done, you can pass out the worksheets and lead kids through
each part.
The first part is how to make the cover (15-20 mins). Covers are important. What makes for a good cover? Something boring. Encourage kids
to think of boring examples and make the most BORING-looking covers
they can.
Once the covers are completed, circle back and have kids share their
ideas.
After the covers are done, there are interior pages to fold and fill out.
Once those are completed, bind the books using rubber bands.
THE OATH
Lead the kids through the Pranksters Oath. Swear them to secrecy, and
youre done.
SUPPLIES
Art supplies. Pens, paper, etc. Child-safe scissors.
Rubber bands to bind the books.
Packet (pages that follow, to print and hand out).
rubber
band
FOLDED
BOOK
GUIDE TO
among other things
MAKING YOUR OWN
Pranking Notebook!
INCLUDES ONE CRISP,
NEW DOLLAR BILL!*
*Does NOT contain a dollar bill. Where did you hear that?
Pranking notebook
STEP ONE
Design your cover.
STEP TWO
Cut, fold, and fill in your inside pages.
STEP THREE
Take a year off to learn the ancient
art of celestial navigation.
STEP FOUR
Set out to sea with a rowdy but kindhearted
band of pirates, to seek adventure and fortune.
STEP FIVE
Return after many long years away.
STEP SIX
Pick up where you left off with the notebook,
binding the pages with a rubber band.
STEP Seven
Take the Pranksters Oath.
STEP EIGHT
Now go home. Seriously, get outta here. This
event is officially over. Thanks.
DESIGNING YOUR
COVER
THE THING ABOUT DESIGNING A GOOD COVER for
your Pranking Notebook is that it should be BORING. Like, excruciatingly boring. On a scale of one to ten, from least to most boring,
your cover should be a five. Or a six. Because a one or a ten would be
much too interesting.
BELOW and on the following page are some example covers you
could use to cover your Pranking Notebook. Cut, fold, and color them
in. Suggested colors for coloring them include: Beige, Taupe, Mauve,
Gray, Fluorescent Gray, and Hot Beige.
FOLD HERE
CUT HERE
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