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How many questions can you make using these words? Ask questions using each of the words below. Don’t forget the question mark!

White Thinking Hat: Facts and Information

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Who? What?

Where? When?

Why? Which?

How?

How many characters are there?

What does a Gruffalo eat?

How many question s do you know the answer to?

What does each animal like to eat? Find out what each animal likes to eat.



A gruffalo likes to eat ________ .

A mouse likes to eat ________ .

A fox likes to eat ________ .

An owl likes to eat ________ .

A snake likes to eat ________ .

What does a gruffalo look like? Look at how a gruffalo is described in the book. How would

you draw one if you didn’t look in the book?



Useful words

Terrible claws Terrible teeth Terrible jaws Knobbly knees

Turned out toes Poisonous wart Orange eyes Black tongue

Purple prickles

Write these words next to your drawing.

Describe your gruffalo—How many useful words can you use?

How do they feel now? Draw each animal before and after seeing the gruffalo

Red hat: Lets focus on feelings and emotions


Before seeing the gruffalo After seeing the gruffalo

How does the mouse feel now? Write how the mouse feels as it meets each animal two times.



Mouse meets lots of animals on his

walk.

How does he feel in each part of the

story?

1. When he first met the

fox.

2. When he first met the

owl.

3. He first met the snake.

4. He first met the gruffalo.

5. He meets the snake

again.

6. He meets the owl again.

7. He meets the fox again. 8. He threatens

to eat the gruffalo.

Where in the story do you think I

am the happiest?

What was the mouse’s hunch? Draw the mouse telling the gruffalo that he is the scariest

animal in the wood.



Explain what was mouse’s hunch (inside feeling) and how did he feel when he was telling the gruffalo his idea?

Help mouse and gruffalo write happy postcards home.

Mouse has finished his walk and is pleased he wasn’t eaten by anyone. Draw and write a postcard about his day he would send his mum.

Yellow hat: Positive ideas and good things about the story.


The gruffalo has had a good day. He wasn’t eaten by the forest’s scariest animal! Write his holiday postcard home to his mum.

Which character is your favourite character? Draw your favourite character from The Gruffalo.



Write three things you like about this

character.

Design a poster to promote this book.

Imagine the writer and the publishers have asked you to make a poster about this book. What are all the good things about it?



Black hat: What negative problems and issues can you find in this story?


What are the risks with Mouse’s plan to be known as the scariest animal in the forest?

Draw mouse in the box below. Then explain the problems with his idea.

What Problems can you see on the mouse’s walk? Draw and write down each problem you find.

Black hat: What negative problems and issues can you find in this story?


Which animal has the most problems? Write about his problems.

Black hat: What are the negative points and problems in this story?


Design A Gruffalo Trap. The mouse wants to build a gruffalo trap. What would he need

to do to make a really good one?

Draw and label your design for a gruffalo trap.

Green hat: What are the creative possibilities in this story?


Write how your gruffalo trap would work.

Gruffalo has a big family—what do they look like?. Draw Gruffalo’s Family Photo Album



Who else is in his family? Write their names under the pictures.

Mouse sits down for a nice cup of tea. What sort of cup do you think mouse would drink from? Decorate

the cup for mouse.



Tell me three things mouse would like

about his new cup.

Black hat: What are the creative possibilities in this story?


Mind Map For “The Gruffalo” Draw a The Gruffalo mind map below.

My Book Review My Feelings My Creative ideas

Positive Points Negative Points Facts and information

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