Written by Roderick Hunt Mlustrated by Alex Brychta BEFORE READING Talk together * Read the title and look at the picture. Guess why this story is called Fetch! * Talk about the way some dogs like to run after sticks and balls. * Look through the book and talk about the pictures. About the words in this book * Ask your child to look out for words in the pictures as you enjoy the story together. Read these words for them: Cover: Fetch DURING READING Enjoy the story together ond encourage your child to respond to the pictures. * Ask your child to tell you what is happening in each picture. © Talk about what might happen next, before you turn over each page. * Discuss anything that the story reminds your child about. Soo Se en ennAFTER READING * Talk about what happened in the story, encouraging your child to re-tell some of it. * Look at Floppy on page 4 and then on page 7. Can your child ques why he changed his mind about fetching? * Ask: What do you think the children said to Floppy on page 8? * Make some splashing sounds with your child, and try to sound like Floppy jumping into the water. =-_== ~ = “a a ai ~ Tencuers, or inspirationals free vesources and eaooke www.oxfordprimary.co.uk ext © Rader Ht ‘stations © Alex Bry y. ‘This ction pubes 2081 rind in China by mage PARENTS: rs ooing Fetp your ett rn Mech esenta ps fun Seemann agbaecin catty activites and foe soi aooge Wwurw.oxfordewLeo.ukeBiff, Chip ana Kipper Stories eer hi Floppy doesn’t want f to play. { ae eae Pryce cera Wordless Stories B Sic Sioa cet nos ica SSE er) See OXFORD sen 9760-19 8280389 Ill 98 Wh) ee ee eee POMeyPY ORES Eri 9