Great Picture Book Find w/ Printable

I recently stumbled upon a very interesting picture book called The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wisniewski:

The book takes the form of a Top Secret Handbook that shares the 'real' reasons behind all those grown-up rules. It's so much fun to read and the pictures are great! It's definitely worth checking out!!!

To follow up this story, I planned a writing assignment to go with it.  I plan to have my students think of a 'rule' that they constantly hear from grown-ups, and come up with an alternative and creative explanation for that rule. The worksheet below is formatted to match the format of the book.

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Kids constantly complain about rules (at home and school), and I think they will have a lot of fun coming up with their own bizarre and funny ideas. Plus, it will make a great class book!!!