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Ages 2-3 · 5 Prompts · 3 Target Words

Dear Zoo

by Rod Campbell

Prompt Deck

01Wh-question

What animal do you think is behind the flap?

Predicting before lifting is the magic of this book. Always ask first.

02Wh-question

Why did they send him back?

Each animal has a reason: too big, too tall, too grumpy. Repeating these builds adjective vocabulary.

03Completion

He was too ___

'Big!' / 'Tall!' / 'Fierce!' Let them fill in the adjective each time.

04Open-ended

Tell me about this animal. What does it look like?

05Distancing

Which one would you keep? Why?

This is the perfect closing question for this book.

Target Vocabulary

These are the words worth pausing on. When they come up, point at the picture, define them simply, and use the word again in your next sentence.

fierce
a bit scary or wild
grumpy
in a bad mood
naughty
not behaving well

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