An Alien in the Jam Factory is such a fun read! A book that celebrates ideas is the best kind of book to read with children. The very first page is filled with doodles and ideas–like a jam slice, which is like a cheese slice that you can put straight into a sandwich. What else can we do as we read the book?
Food Ideas
Create your own wacky jam recipe! Scooter, the protagonist of An Alien in the Jam Factory, creates wasp-repelling jam, Brussels sprout jam, cherry bomb jam and more. What can we make? What kind of jam do the children at my book club think will be fun and delicious? Waiting to find out!
Alien
Creative writing is an integral part of my book club for ages nine and ten, so let’s imagine aliens of our own. If an alien landed in your balcony, what would you do? What problems would you face and how would you solve them? Would you be willing to go visit their planet with them?
Persuasive Writing
We worked with persuasive writing during my creative writing programme last year; it’s always fun. Scooter wants to convince his mother to let him keep a pet–this is a common argument children have with parents! What if you wanted a pet? How would you convince your parents to let you get one? What promises would you make?
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