Fox on the Wall

Fox on the Wall is a fictional animal fantasy story about a hungry rabbit in a garden and a hungry fox that saw Rabbit. When Fox was looking at Rabbit, Owl came down and swooshed past fox. Fox saw the big wings, eyes, and beak, and ended up leaving. Rabbit got to enjoy a big fat carrot! The story is narrated with dialogue and illustrative text.

Fox on the Wall is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the bold font, illustrative text, and the layout and design of labels. There is an exemplar at the end of the book to show an a garden with labels. An activity on drawing and writing about something else Rabbit could have eaten is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (garden), high-frequency words (came), and positional words (down). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Rabbit), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend tr (tree), word family ox (fox), and the contraction I’m (I am).

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