Drat!
Sad Dad is having a go at golf. He swings his club. The ball spins up into the air… Sweet shot!
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and drops into the sand trap! Drat!
Dad swings and misses, swings and misses. Then, all of a sudden...
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the ball skips onto the green. Sweet!
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But then he slams the ball so hard…
it speeds off the cliff and into the creek! Drat! I do not like this sport.
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“I think I will stick to fishing,” he sniffs…
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as he fishes his ball from the creek.
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Do not feel you need to ask every question. Use them only as a guide when chatting with your child about the story. Main Idea
Themes
Dad is trying out a new sport- golf! Will he like it?
When trying out something new it’s silly to think you’ll be good at it straightaway.
Tricky words/Punctuation
Questions
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What sport is Sad Dad trying out? What does he think of his golf swing? Why does he say ‘Drat’? Why does he decide that golf is not the sport for him? What is his favourite thing to do? What do you think Dad could have done instead of quitting?
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green
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