🎯 WALT: Explore delicious language and imagine alternative endings

Success Criteria:

✓ I can read fluently with expression
✓ I can explore character feelings and changes
✓ I can imagine different story endings

1. Fluency Practice: Read this sentence aloud with expression. Circle the emotion word that shows how the cat feels:

"The cat was absolutely delighted with the delicious pumpkin soup."

happy

sad

angry

worried

2. Character Development: How has the cat changed from the beginning to the end of the story? Tick all that apply:

More friendly

Less grumpy

More helpful

Better at sharing

3. Find and copy one delicious describing word (adjective) from the story that makes the soup sound tasty:

✨ Alternative Endings & Character Exploration

4. Imagine a different ending: What if the duck had refused to share the soup? Write what might have happened instead:

5. Character feelings: Complete these sentences about how the characters felt:

At the beginning, the cat felt _________________ because _________________.

At the end, the squirrel felt _________________ because _________________.

6. Story language: The author uses lovely describing words. Match each character to a word that describes them well:

Cat

Duck

Squirrel

wise

curious

proud

🌟 Creative Challenge

7. New character: If you could add one new animal to the story, what would it be and what would they bring to the soup?

Animal: _________________

What they bring: _________________

8. Fluency & Expression: Choose your favourite sentence from the whole book. Write it here and practise reading it with lots of expression:

9. Story reflection: What is the most important lesson the characters learned? Explain your thinking:

Delicious Language Exploration

Delicious Language Exploration

🎯 WALT: Explore delicious language and imagine alternative endings

✨ Alternative Endings & Character Exploration

🌟 Creative Challenge

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