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Petsby JoyWatsonillustrated by Gavin Bishop

lntroducing the textDiscuss family pets. Let the children describetheir pets and tell the group about any funny thingstheir pets have done.

- Do you know ofony unusuol pets?Look at the cover together and read the title.

- Do you think the onimol on the cover is o pe? Wouldit reolly be o sofe pet to own?

Reading the textE Identifying the plot and characters within

the story.E Developing effective strategies for reading

unknown words within a story.E Discussing the organisational structure of

the text.Title page - Read the title and the names of theauthor and illustrator.Page2

- Whot ls golng on in thls illustrotton? Why ore thepeople loughing!

Establish the rhyming pattern on each page.Reinforce the names of the characters in yourquestions to help the children predict the rhymes.Pages 5 andT - Clarify the meaning of "tame" and"galore".Pages 10 and 11 - There are a lot ofunusual pets.

- Why do people lough ot the groffe?Page 12

- Now do you know?The children now read the book independently.

Revisiting the textLook at the double "oo" vowel. Find twoexamples in the story. Say the words together.Listen to the difference in the "oo" sound betweenthe two words.

- Con the children odd further exomples of words withboth sounds? (school, fool, tool or floor; door)

Following UpE Writing using capital letters for the beginning

of sentences and the names of people andplaces.

q.\ Rewrite pages 3 to 8 to give each humancharacter a new pet. The new sentences don'thave to rhyme. Use capital letters for thebeginnings of sentences and the names of thecharacters.

E Comptete the blackline master opposite.

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