Before Reading
Look at the front cover
Read the title and describe the illustration.
What does the word whacko mean? On the whiteboard, write words that mean the same as whacko.
Does the picture of Whacko match her name? Is it a real looking picture of a chook?
What could be making Whacko so crazy?
Read the title and describe the illustration.
What does the word whacko mean? On the whiteboard, write words that mean the same as whacko.
Does the picture of Whacko match her name? Is it a real looking picture of a chook?
What could be making Whacko so crazy?
Read
Read the first 2 double pages.
Discuss how Whacko was feeling.
Look at the illustrations and discuss how the the illustrator has drawn the chook to look so sad. Also discuss the use of similes to further tell us how she was feeling.
Can you feel sad and out of sorts when you are lonely?
Continue reading until the end.
Discuss how Whacko was feeling.
Look at the illustrations and discuss how the the illustrator has drawn the chook to look so sad. Also discuss the use of similes to further tell us how she was feeling.
Can you feel sad and out of sorts when you are lonely?
Continue reading until the end.
Now that we have read the whole story, do we know the reason why Whacko was feeling so sad and out of sorts?
What things did Whacko do to try and make herself feel better and to find a friend?
Who did she meet first? What happened?
Who did she go to second? What happened?
Who was the third chook she went to? What happened?
What were the other chooks like in the story?
What did Whacko do each time another chook wouldn't be her friend?
How did it make her feel to be not wanted by the other chooks?
Have you ever wanted to have time alone? What sorts of things do you like to do on your own?
When do you like to have a friend to do things with?
When you do have time to yourself, what fine results do you get?
What things did Whacko do to try and make herself feel better and to find a friend?
Who did she meet first? What happened?
Who did she go to second? What happened?
Who was the third chook she went to? What happened?
What were the other chooks like in the story?
What did Whacko do each time another chook wouldn't be her friend?
How did it make her feel to be not wanted by the other chooks?
Have you ever wanted to have time alone? What sorts of things do you like to do on your own?
When do you like to have a friend to do things with?
When you do have time to yourself, what fine results do you get?