Scratch and Scram!
Tom and Pat are off to Spell School and have left Angus all by himself!
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Tom has said he must finish his scraps and go to sleep.
Tom’s car jolts down the street… Brmm Brmmm.
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Now Angus can get started on his plans.
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Have a scratching spree out in the pumpkin patch.
Rip Tom’s old quilt into strips.
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And tell that plump black cat to scram!
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Then he’ll finish his scraps and go to sleep…
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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
Angus Fangus gets up to lots of mischief when he’s left at home by himself!
There’s an old saying: ‘When the cat’s away the mice will play!’ This is what can happen when there is no one around to keep an eye on you!
Tricky words/Punctuation
Questions
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Where are Tom and Pat going? What has Angus Fangus been told to do? What does he do instead? When does he finish his scraps? What do you think Tom will say when he gets home?
Interest word: school
New Words:
scrap
street
scratch
scram
strip
spree
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