Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait. Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when their mother will return. But, at last, she does, and they bounce up and down with joy, welcoming her home.
The story has lots of different types of punctuation in it. Try to find each type and explain why it is there.
The author uses capital letters at different points in the story. Why did he decided to do this?
Read the story and describe the personalities of each of the baby owls. How do we know what each owl baby is like?
Describe the wood where the owls live. How is it different at day time and night time?
Before reading to the end, ask children to predict where the owls' mum has gone to. Why did she leave them? Could you rewrite the story from her point of view?
Write a similar story which includes different creatures.
Act out the story and discuss the feelings of the babies and their mum at different points in the story?
Write a note from the owls' mum telling them not to worry while she has gone.
Look at pictures (see Resources below), using these to think of words to describe them.
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