Literacy 

• Before you read the book

•  Think:- What job does a vet do? Have you ever been to a vet? Who do you visit when you are poorly?

• Read 'The Zoo Vet' Story

  • Read through this week's story, ‘The Zoo Vet’, with your grown up. You can find the link to the book on our front nursery page.

  • After you have read the story, discuss what it was about. (You can use the 'Animal Adventures' vocabulary to support this discussion.)

  • Did you like the story? What was your favourite part? Do you have a favourite animal?

  • Can you remember what was wrong with each animal?
  • How did the vet make the animals better?
  • How do you think the tiger was feeling? What do you think she said to the vet? How do you think she hurt her paw?
  • What happened to the vet at the end of the story?

• Story Sequence

  • After you have read our new story, see if you can remember what happened.

  • Use the story sequence cards (see below) and see if you can put the story in order - Which part comes first?

  • Re-watch the story if you get stuck or once you have completed it to check if you were right.

• A Vet for the day! 

  • Our story is all about a Vet who works at a zoo to help make animals feel better.

  • Pretend you are a Vet and use your teddies and toys to be the different zoo animals.

  • Can you look after the animals and make them better again? 

  • Do they need the same help or do they need different things?

  • Use the Zoo Vet story to help with your own ideas.

  • You can use the Patient details sheet to draw and write about what is wrong with the animals.

  • Also see the link below and watch the video to find out what it might be like to be a Vet.