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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