Vocabulary
What does"jiffy" mean?
A short amount of time
Draw a picture of Aunt Sponge.
fat
Act out what happened to James's parents?
Rhino ate them up!
True or False:
James's parents were eaten by a crocodile.
False.
They were eaten by a rhinoceros.
Describe James at the beginning of the book.
Happy, calm
What does "peculiar mean?
Odd or strange
Draw a picture of Aunt Spiker.
skinny
Act out the work Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker made James do.
chopping wood
True or False:
Froth means "moldy or stale."
False.
Froth means "bubbles or foam on top of or inside a liquid."
How did James feel when he had to move in with his Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker.
sad, lonely, angry
What does "blossom" mean?
A flower or cluster of flowers
Draw a picture of the Aunt's house.
ramshackle
Act out what James did when he dropped his magic crystals.
He was frantically trying to pick them up.
True or False:
When the peach finally stopped growing, it was the size of a small car.
False.
It was the size of a small house.
Describe how Aunt Sponge LOOKS.
fat, ugly, boiled cabbage
What word means "Acting or moving quickly when feeling anxious or worried?"
Frantic
Draw a picture of the peach when it finally stopped growing.
as big as a house
Act out (with sound effects!) how the old man approached James in the forest.
slow creaky voice, walking with a cane
True or False:
The old man promises James that marvelous things will happen to him if he follows his directions and drinks the magical crystals.
True!
Describe how Aunt Spiker LOOKS.
skinny, glasses, ugly
What word means "Part of animal’s stomach?"
Gizzard
Draw a picture of the old man.
whiskers, cane
Act out how James acted around the peach after his Aunts kicked him outside to clean up.
He walked around it slowly, touched it with the tip of his finger, rubbed his cheek against it.
True or False:
The Aunts let everyone come to see the peach for free.
False.
They charged everyone money to see the peach.
Describe Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker's personality.
mean, cruel, selfish