ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten CHILDREN’S BOOK | Spork by Kyo Maclear / Isabelle Arsenault | READ ALOUD
Hello, friends! Today, we’re going to have a fun story time. Are you ready? Let’s dive into a wonderful story about a special character named Spork!
Spork is not just a spoon or a fork. He is a little bit of both! Spork has a mom and a dad who love him just the way he is. But in the kitchen, things are a little different. Forks are forks, and spoons are spoons. They like to stick to their own groups.
Sometimes, Spork felt a bit left out. Have you ever felt different or stood out? It’s okay to be unique, just like Spork! One day, Spork tried to be just a spoon or just a fork. He wore a hat to look more like a spoon, but the forks thought he was too round. Then he made a crown to look like a fork, but the spoons thought he was too pointy.
Spork wondered if there were others like him who felt a little lonely. He watched the spoons and forks having fun, playing games, and making patterns in food. But Spork was waiting for his special moment.
One day, something messy came to the kitchen. It was a little creature that didn’t know about table manners. It made a big mess, spilling and splattering everywhere!
The forks and spoons tried to help, but they couldn’t do it alone. This messy thing needed something special—something that could do many things at once. Can you guess what it needed? That’s right, it needed Spork!
Spork was perfect for the job because he could poke, pick, scoop, and stir. He was just right for the messy thing!
And that’s how Spork found his special place at the table. He was happy to be himself, a little bit of both spoon and fork!
Thank you for joining our story time today! Remember, it’s wonderful to be unique and special, just like Spork. We hope you enjoyed the story, and we can’t wait to see you next time for more fun adventures!
Spork Art Project: Create your own Spork character using craft materials! Gather some paper, crayons, and glue. Draw a big circle for Spork’s face and add eyes and a smile. Use strips of paper to make Spork’s fork and spoon parts. Talk about how Spork is special because he is a little bit of both. Display your Spork art at home and share what makes you unique with your family!
Kitchen Helper Game: Pretend you are Spork in the kitchen! Ask an adult to help you find different foods that you can poke, pick, scoop, and stir. Try using a real spork or a spoon and fork to see how they work differently. Talk about which tool is best for each food and why. This will help you understand how being a little bit of both can be very useful!
Story Sharing Circle: Gather with your friends or family and share a time when you felt different, just like Spork. How did it make you feel? What did you learn from that experience? Listen to each other’s stories and talk about why being unique is special. This will help you appreciate everyone’s differences and how they make the world a more interesting place!
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hey, I’m Ron Luca.
And I’m Craig Toby.
Welcome to Story Time with Ron and Craig! Remember, if you like what you see, click subscribe, give us a like, or leave a comment.
Today’s book is “Spork” by Kyo McClare, and it’s about a character named Spork. Let’s get started!
“Spork” was neither a spoon nor a fork. Spork was a bit of both. He had a mom and a dad who both thought he was perfect just the way he was. But Spork stood out in his kitchen. Forks were forks, and spoons were spoons. Cutlery customs were followed closely, and mixing was uncommon. Naturally, there were rule breakers—knives who loved chopsticks, tongs who married forks—but such families were unusual. It can be tough to stand out.
Ryan, have you ever stood out?
Yeah, I did yesterday!
Really? How?
I stuck my hand out the window and surfed the wind. It was tough, and I got super tired!
One day, after being asked for the billionth time, “What are you, anyway?” and being passed over when the table was being set, Spork sighed and thought it must be easier to be a single thing. He decided to try to pick just one thing to be. He thought he should start by fixing his head. He put on a bowler hat to look more spoon-like, but the forks thought he was too round. Then he made a paper crown to look more fork-like, but the spoons thought he was too pointy.
Spork wondered if there were other lonely creatures out there with no matching kind who never got chosen to be at the table at dinnertime. He watched from the drawer while the spoons played games and skillfully balanced boiled eggs. He sat off to the side while the forks made fancy patterns in the mashed potatoes and twirled noodles around in complicated circles. At the end of every meal, Spork looked on while the others enjoyed a bubbly bath in the sink.
Until one morning, a messy thing arrived. This messy thing had obviously never heard of cutlery customs or table manners. It smeared, spilled, flung, and dripped without a care.
“Wait!” said the forks, but the messy thing did not wait.
“Careful!” said the forks, while the messy thing continued to slop and splatter.
A fork may be good for poking and picking, and a spoon may be fine for scooping and stirring, but this messy thing needed something else—something that could do all sorts of things at once, something flexible and easy to hold, something that was neither spoon nor fork, but a bit of both.
I wonder what it could be?
I know! It’s a Swiss Army knife!
Of course, it’s a bit of both!
And that’s how Spork finally and happily found his way to the table.
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This version removes any informal language and clarifies the content while maintaining the essence of the original transcript.
