The Gruffalo

You can listen to the story of the Gruffalo again below. After listening to the story, can you work out if these are true or false?

• The Gruffalo had a wart on his nose.
• The mouse and fox were friends.
• The Gruffalo was pink with stripes.
• The mouse was black and white.
• The wood was deep and dark.
• The Gruffalo had twenty toes.
• The mouse passed a stream.
• The snake already knew of the Gruffalo.
• The snake lived in a logpile house.
• The Gruffalo had blue eyes.
• It was raining.
• The mouse had knobbly knees.
• The Gruffalo had knobbly knees.
• The mouse told the Gruffalo that he was the scariest creature in the wood.

The Gruffalo Website - There are activities to play on the Gruffalo website. You can make your own monster or colour in a picture.

The Smartest Giant in Town

Listen to the retelling of the story. Can you remember what each item of clothing was used for?

Monkey Puzzle

Listen to the retelling of the story in the video below. Talk about the answers to these questions with a parent or carer.

Which animal does the butterfly take the monkey to first?

Which animal has the most legs?

Which animal was by the river?

Which was the biggest animal they meet?

Which animal was up in the tree tops?

Why didn't the butterfly look for another animal that looked like the baby monkey?