Talk Homework – Monday 15th September
Farmer Duck
This week we will be reading the story ‘Farmer Duck’. Farmer Duck written by Martin Waddell and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury is a fabulous children’s book. There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with an extremely lazy farmer. While the duck worked hard all day every day, the farmer used to lie in bed, eating chocolates, getting fatter and fatter. “How goes the work?” the farmer asks. “Quack!” says the duck. This was the arrangement every day. That was until one day when the other animals decided to take action! You see, the duck was their friend. They loved the duck dearly and they were very upset that he was being taken advantage of by the farmer. Will the farmer learn his lesson?
We will be writing a letter to the farmer from the duck expressing how he is feeling. You can share the story on the following site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaPsefdmXi0
Please can you spend this week talking about:
*How the duck feels? Why?
* What does he think of the farmer? Can he give the farmer any advice?
*What has the duck learnt through the whole experience?
Make notes in your treasury if you wish.
Our spellings for this week are: are, so, any, they, could.
Spellings(My RWI group)
ay
always, betray, display
a-e
escape, amaze, hesitate
ai
wait, straight, paid
