The follow-up activities can be used in learning centers for smaller literacy groups. The book can be included in Integrated Units such as 'Pets', 'Families', 'Living in the City', 'Houses' or ' Zoo Animals'. Introductory discussions for shared reading can include children sharing their experiences with family pets. A teaching focus for the book can be the structure of a narrative story, punctuation or the use of rhyme in a story. The following language activities provide tasks to support children's reading, writing, spelling and speaking development.
Children make a list of wild animals and animals which can be pets.
Choose three wild animals and write 2-3 reasons why they would not make suitable pets. Choose three pets and write or draw 2 -3 reasons why they would be suitable animals to have as pets. Prepare a page with pictures of pet animals and wild animals. Children cut and paste the animals into the correct groups of Wild Animals or Pet Animals. Draw or write what each animal likes to eat beside its picture.