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The Gruffalo – Animated Read Aloud Book

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Warm-up Questions

Have you heard of the story “The Gruffalo” before? What do you think it might be about?
What do you think an “animated read aloud book” video is like?
What kinds of characters do you expect in a children’s story set in a wood?

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The Gruffalo – Animated Read Aloud Book

The mouse’s walk and the made-up creature (00:00 – 05:34)

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1. What does the fox invite the mouse to do?

Have tea in the owl’s treetop house
Have lunch in the fox’s underground house
Come for a feast in the snake’s log pile house
Eat a nut in the deep dark wood

2. Where does the mouse say it will meet the Gruffalo when talking to the owl?

By this lake
By these rocks
By the stream
In the treetop house

3. What food does the mouse say is the Gruffalo’s favorite when talking to the snake?

Roasted fox
Owl ice cream
Mouse on a slice of bread
Scrambled snake

The Gruffalo – Animated Read Aloud Book

The Gruffalo appears and follows the mouse (05:34 – 08:48)

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1. What does the Gruffalo say about the mouse at first?

The mouse should hide quickly
The mouse will taste good on a slice of bread
The mouse looks too small to eat
The mouse is the scariest creature in the wood

2. What does the mouse say it is?

The biggest animal in the lake
The cleverest animal in the stream
The fastest creature in the wood
The scariest creature in this wood

3. Which animal do they meet first when walking together?

Fox
Snake
A second mouse
Owl

The Gruffalo – Animated Read Aloud Book

All the animals run away, and the mouse is safe (08:48 – 10:58)

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1. After snake runs away, what does the Gruffalo say?

“It’s time I hid.”
“Amazing.”
“Terribly kind of you.”
“That is frightening.”

2. What does the mouse say its favorite food is?

Scrambled snake
Owl ice cream
Roasted fox
Gruffalo crumble

3. At the end, what does the mouse find to eat?

Ice cream
A nut
A slice of bread
A roasted fox

The Gruffalo – Animated Read Aloud Book

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1. Why does the mouse talk about the Gruffalo to the other animals?

Because the mouse wants to scare them so they won’t eat it
Because the mouse wants to invite them to lunch
Because the mouse is lost in the wood
Because the mouse is looking for the Gruffalo to be friends

2. How do the animals (snake, owl, fox) react when they see the Gruffalo?

They invite the Gruffalo for tea
They ignore the Gruffalo
They run away quickly
They laugh and follow the mouse

3. What is the mouse’s main “trick” with the Gruffalo near the end?

It pretends it is hungry for Gruffalo crumble
It asks the fox to help it
It hides in the lake
It gives the Gruffalo a nut

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

The Gruffalo – Animated Read Aloud Book

Do you think the mouse is brave, clever, or both? Why?
Which part of the story is the funniest or most surprising? Explain.
If you met the Gruffalo, what would you say or do?
What lesson does this story teach about fear or confidence?