Literature Worksheets
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Literature Worksheets

Read picture books to children (or independent readers can read for themselves), 

then complete the worksheets.

Request your state's font as print or precursive  at no extra cost.

Wombat Stew | Wombat Divine | Possum Magic | Hattie and the Fox

    

 

Literature Worksheet 

Wombat Stew  $0.99

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Code: E.05.1

 

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Wombat Stew

About the book: Wombat Stew is a much-loved Australian classic by Marcia Vaughan. "One day, on the banks of a billabong, a very clever dingo decided to make a gooey, brewy, yummy, chewy, wombat stew!  However, when Wombat’s friends decide to help, things go very wrong for Dingo."  

The worksheet: Children make wombat stew by drawing the ingredients in the pot, and cutting/ pasting labels to match their drawings.

Literature Worksheet 

Wombat Divine  $0.99

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Code: E.05.2

 

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Wombat Divine

About the book: Wombat Divine by Mem Fox is a much-loved Australian picture book. " Wombat loves Christmas, especially the Nativity play. He goes to the auditions, but misses all the parts, except one . . . Which part is left for Wombat?" 

The worksheet: Children complete sentences using words from the story.

Literature Worksheet 

Possum Magic  $0.99

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Code: E.05.3

 

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Possum Magic

About the book: Possum Magic by Mem Fox is a much-loved Australian classic picture book. " Once upon a time, but not very long ago, deep in the Australian bush, there lived two possums. Their names were Hush and Grandma Poss. Grandma Poss made bush magic …”  

The worksheet:  Children draw happy or sad faces to show how Little Poss felt, then complete a sentence about what they would do if they were invisible.

Literature Worksheet 

Hattie and the Fox  $0.99

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Code: E.05.3

 

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Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox  

About the book: I can see a nose and two eyes in the bushes!" cries Hattie. But nobody is listening.cBut no one is paying a bit of attention.

She tries again and again to warn her friends of danger, but nobody listens to Hattie.

That is, until they all realize that what Hattie is saying is true!  

 

The worksheet: Children cut and paste sentences to tell "Who said that?"