The Gruffalo
Written by Julia Donaldson
Pictures by Axel Scheffler
Name:________________
Student number: ____
Class: G4C___
Draw a line between the words that rhyme:
Fill in the blanks:
laughter
1. The mouse goes for a stroll. What is a stroll?
A stroll is another name for a walk.
ahead
gruffalo
after
2. Axel Scheffler drew the pictures.
hid
stream
3. Julia Donaldson wrote the book.
toes
jaws
no
cream
nose
said
claws
slid
4. What does "terribly nice" mean? "Terribly
nice" means very very nice.
5. The mouse "looked good" to the other
animals. What does "looked good" mean?
"Looked good" means tastes good / yummy.
Put the events in order:
__3__ The mouse meets the snake.
__8__ The mouse tells the Gruffalo he wants to eat "gruffalo crumble".
_1__ The mouse meets the fox.
__7__ The mouse and the gruffalo meet the fox.
__4__ The mouse meets the gruffalo.
__5__ The mouse and the gruffalo meet the snake.
__6__ The mouse and the gruffalo meet the owl.
__9__ The mouse finds a nut and the nut is good.
__2__ The mouse meets the owl.
Draw and color your favorite character in the story:
IN THE
STORY!!!
The mouse is my favorite character. I think he is smart.
Circle the words you think should be emphasized.
On went the mouse through the deep dark wood.
An owl saw the mouse and the mouse looked good.
"Where are you going to , little brown mouse?
Join me for tea in my treetop house."
It's frightfully nice of you, Owl, but no -- I'm going to have tea with a gruffalo.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Written and illustrated by Simms
Taback ( Tay-back)
OPEN THE BOOK!
• He wore the coat for a long time and then
something happened to it. (and there’s a
moral, too!)
• This is CURSIVE writing : Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee
• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
dog.
What is a moral?
• WRITE THIS DOWN!!!!!: A moral is a lesson
you learn from a story.
Lots of pieces of clothing!
Joseph had a little jacket. It was old and
worn.
NOW I
HAVE.
BEFORE I
HAD
WORN means that
it has holes and
rips from someone
WEARING it for A
LONG TIME
Where does Joseph live? On a
FARM.
So he made a jacket out of it and went
to the fair.
NOW I MAKE. BEFORE I MADE. A FAIR is a festival (節).
Joseph had a little jacket. It got old and
worn
NOW I
HAVE.
BEFORE I
HAD
WORN means that
it has holes and
rips from someone
WEARING it for A
LONG TIME
Where does Joseph live? On a
FARM.
So he made a vest out of it and went
to his nephew’s wedding.
NOW I MAKE. BEFORE I MADE. People dance at a Jewish
wedding (婚紗).