Crazy Miss Maisey's Alphabet pet

Crazy Miss Maisey's Alphabet Pets

Janine Scott

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

What happened in the first 3 chapters that we read as a group? Crazy Miss Maisey was a librarian she wanted to make a pet shop . the pet shop was cross with a pet shop and a jungle . a boy called Billy wanted a pet . Miss Maisey said you can lend them.

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences. Remember to use the book to help you answer the questions.

Write three animals that were not suitable for Billy and his Mum. Why were they not right? A crocodile it will spill all the water out of the pool

A dingo it was too loud

A elephant it was splashing in puddles

Why was Billy feeling sad? (pg. 24).

He was nearly halfway through the alphabet

What was wrong with the octopus? (pg. 26).

It was threw balls everywhere

What does the author mean when he wrote “There was a porcupine, but everyone usually returned it the same day. It had a prickly personality!”? (pg. 29).

It was too prickly

Why was Billy’s mother lying on the couch with a ice-bag on her head and cucumbers on her eyes? (pg. 36).

She had enough

Do you think Billy was happy with his choice of the tadpole at the beginning? (pg. 40).

yes

How did the story end?

The tadpole turned into a frog

What pet would you have chosen if you were Billy?

A bird