Look at the front cover
What can you see on the front cover?
Why do you think the illustrator draw the dog so big? How does it make you feel?
What is "Pooka?"
How do you think the dog is feeling? What might have happened?
Do you think this could be a story to help us to learn about friendship?
Why do you think the illustrator draw the dog so big? How does it make you feel?
What is "Pooka?"
How do you think the dog is feeling? What might have happened?
Do you think this could be a story to help us to learn about friendship?
Reading the story and thinking about it
Read the story together and enjoy.
Have you ever found a lost animal? What happened? Did you have to give it back?
Who is telling this story? How do you know? What are the clues that tell you this?
How long do you think the boy had Pooka for? (There's some clues in the story that indicate the passing of time).
Why did he become so fond of Pooka? What did he like about having Pooka?
Can a pet be like a friend? What are some examples of being a good friend from this story? Was the boy a good friend too? How?
How did Dan know that Pooka was at their house?
How did the boy feel when Pooka had to go back to his real home?
Grandad said, "Don't go getting attached." What did he mean by this?
When Pooka left, what did the boy's family do or say to try and help him get over missing Pooka.
Does it help to think of all the good times and all the positive things when you miss someone?
Read the pages again where the boy is sitting with the chooks. How does the picture add to what the text is saying? Does the picture show you how lonely, sad and empty that the boy is?
Have you ever found a lost animal? What happened? Did you have to give it back?
Who is telling this story? How do you know? What are the clues that tell you this?
How long do you think the boy had Pooka for? (There's some clues in the story that indicate the passing of time).
Why did he become so fond of Pooka? What did he like about having Pooka?
Can a pet be like a friend? What are some examples of being a good friend from this story? Was the boy a good friend too? How?
How did Dan know that Pooka was at their house?
How did the boy feel when Pooka had to go back to his real home?
Grandad said, "Don't go getting attached." What did he mean by this?
When Pooka left, what did the boy's family do or say to try and help him get over missing Pooka.
Does it help to think of all the good times and all the positive things when you miss someone?
Read the pages again where the boy is sitting with the chooks. How does the picture add to what the text is saying? Does the picture show you how lonely, sad and empty that the boy is?
The Ending
When Pooka and Dan arrived to visit the boy and his family, what did they also have?
What do you think might happen next in this story? Why?
Can you think of some ways that this story could end happily?
So finally, after reading Pooka this week what have we learned about friends?
What do you think might happen next in this story? Why?
Can you think of some ways that this story could end happily?
So finally, after reading Pooka this week what have we learned about friends?
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