Huggles in School - Nelson Education

The Joy CowleyCollectionNEW!Huggles in SchoolWritten by Joy CowleyIllustrations by Richard Hoit

The Joy Cowley CollectionHuggles in SchoolThis edition is published under the imprint ofNelson Education Ltd.1120 Birchmount Road, Toronto,Ontario M1K 5G4.© Text Joy Cowley© Illustrations Richard HoitPublishers: Frances McBeath and Sandy RoydhouseDesigner: Sacha McCoskrieConsultants: Helen Thompson and Mary Wise, RT: LitsThe levelling and Teacher’s Notes provided are suggestions only.Originally published by Clean Slate Press Ltd.© 2010 Clean Slate Press Ltd.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,including photocopying, recording, taping, or any information storageand retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.15 14 13 12 11 1010 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1ISBN: 978-0-176390-87-7Printed in ChinaEmail: inquire@nelson.comWebsite: www.nelson.com

Huggles in School

On Friday,Huggles went to school.He hugged all the childrenand all the teachers.Then he fell asleepin the school library.He was asleep for a long time.2

4When Huggles woke up,it was Saturday.There were no childrenand no teachers.He was on his own.

“No one to hug!” he cried.5

6Huggles tried to hug a chairbut it was very hard,and it did not hug him back.

He tried to hug a computer.It did not like being hugged.It buzzed and flashed its lights.7

8“Who will I hug?” cried Huggles.Then he saw the goldfishin a bowl on the table.

But the goldfish hated hugs.It flapped its tailand jumped back in the bowl.SPLASH!9

10Huggles sat on the floor and cried.“No one to hug! No one to hug!”

“Hello, Huggles,” said a teacher.“What are you doing here?”11

Huggles was very happy to see her.“I was on my own!” he said.“I had no one to hug!”The teacher smiled and said,“I came in for some books.Now I am going hometo make a cake.You can come with me.”12

“Come in,” said the teacher.“This is my familyand we all love hugs.”Huggles was very happy.He hugged the teacher’s partner.He hugged three children.He hugged two cats,one dog, and one parrot.14

16He even hugged the teacher’s cake,but the teacher did not mind.

Huggles in SchoolFeatures of the text:• Inter-text connection with Huggles• Punctuation: speech marks, exclamation marks, question marks• Repeated patterns• Problem solvingBefore Reading• Ask the children to tell you how they feel when they wake upin an unusual place.• Ask, What do you do when you are in this situation?• Introduce the text: Huggles in School.• Look at the cover and title page. What clues does it giveabout the story? Ask, Why do you think Huggles likes beingat school?Reading the Text• Ask the children to read the text quietly.• Give the children something specific to focus on as they read.For example, Read the book to find out what happens toHuggles when he is alone at school.• If necessary, guide the children’s reading of one or two pages,then encourage them to read on quietly.After Reading• Notice the verbs relating to the computer on page 7 (buzzed,flashed) and the fish on page 9 (flapped, jumped). Ask thechildren to create synonyms.• Re-read pages 2 and 4. Ask, How do you know Huggles wasasleep for a long time?• Re-read pages 6–9 and ask, What did Huggles try to hug?• Re-read pages 14 and 15. Ask, Who did Huggles find to hug?• Re-read pages 5, 10, and 12. Notice the repeated pattern.(No one to hug.)• Notice the verbs in the past tense throughout the book,(hugged, buzzed, flashed, hated, flapped, jumped)• Look at the illustrations on pages 10, 11, and 13. Ask,Where do you think the water came from?• Making meaning:making personalconnections, prediction• Analyzing the text:visual literacy• Children may drawupon all four practicesduring the readingof the text. Helpindividual childrenas necessary.• Using the text:considering how wordsare used (vocabulary)• Making meaning:recall, reorganization,summarizing• Cracking the code:past tense, repeatedpattern• Analyzing the text:recognizing theillustrator’s role increating the text

Huggles goes to school.But he stays a littletoo long!Level 10, Dark Blue • Word Count: 242ISBN-13: 978-0-17-639087-7ISBN-10: 0-17-639087-19 780176 390877