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The Sock Gobbler and other stories

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Silver (Levels 23-24)
  • Year: Three
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Humour
  • Genre: Mystery, Tall tale
  • Strategy/Skills: Exploring text structure, Using graphic sources, Monitoring for meaning
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: 24
  • Item Code: 200397
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELT1596, ACELT1600, ACELY1679, ACELY1680
Reader Description

Brent crept up to the washing machine and dropped in one of his sister's socks. Then he waited to see what would happen. He didn't have to wait long. Read these stories and decide whether sock gobblers, giants, and Martians are part of the real world.

After you have completed the Reader

List the words 'gurgling, gobbling, grimy, draggled, slimy' and 'SCHLOP' as well as other descriptive words the students have noted or found interesting. Beside each word, write what the students think it means. Discuss the root word, where appropriate, and ask them to suggest how these words might be used in a sentence.

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Discussion Cards

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