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Possum Magic: by Mem Fox A Book A Week Created by Miss Simplicity
Possum Magic: by Mem Fox A Book A Week Created by Miss Simplicity
Magic
By Mem Fox
* a book a week *
Created by Miss
Simplicity
Contents and Information
Read the book daily and complete an
activity a day;
Grandma Poss made Hush invisible to Hush wanted to be visible again. Grandma Poss and Hush ate a
keep her safe. vegemite sandwich in Darwin. A tail
appeared.
In Perth they ate a piece of pavlova. In Hobart they ate a lamington and Once a year Grandma Poss and Hush
Hush’s legs and body appeared. her head appeared. It worked! would eat a piece of all the foods,
just to make sure Hush would stay
visible forever.
Name: __________
Cut and glue onto the story map. Events are jumbled up!
Grandma Poss and Hush ate a Once a year Grandma Poss and Hush In Perth they ate a piece of pavlova.
vegemite sandwich in Darwin. A tail would eat a piece of all the foods, just to Hush’s legs and body appeared.
appeared. make sure Hush would stay visible forever.
Hush wanted to be visible again. In Hobart they ate a lamington and Grandma Poss made Hush invisible to
her head appeared. It worked! keep her safe.
Cut and glue onto the story map. Events are jumbled up!
Grandma Poss and Hush ate a Once a year Grandma Poss and Hush In Perth they ate a piece of pavlova.
vegemite sandwich in Darwin. A tail would eat a piece of all the foods, just to Hush’s legs and body appeared.
appeared. make sure Hush would stay visible forever.
Hush wanted to be visible again. In Hobart they ate a lamington and Grandma Poss made Hush invisible to
her head appeared. It worked! keep her safe.
Cut and glue onto the story map. Events are jumbled up!
Grandma Poss and Hush ate a Once a year Grandma Poss and Hush In Perth they ate a piece of pavlova.
vegemite sandwich in Darwin. A tail would eat a piece of all the foods, just to Hush’s legs and body appeared.
appeared. make sure Hush would stay visible forever.
Hush wanted to be visible again. In Hobart they ate a lamington and Grandma Poss made Hush invisible to
her head appeared. It worked! keep her safe.
Possum Magic
Melbourne Darwin
Cut and glue each
food based on
where it was eaten.
Sydney Adelaide
cut
Possum Magic
1. Hush and Grandma Poss lived in
a house. a burrow.
an Australian zoo. the Australian bush.
sh th double letters
answers
shrink
Hush
that
there
possum
Poss
she thought kookaburra
squashed they all
shouted the seen
breath kangaroos
both look
birthday tall
through small
something looking
worry
food
And lots more!
Possum Magic Cloze
Hush was invisible wanted
to be visible again. So,
Grandma Poss and set
off to find how to make Hush
. In Hush
ate a sandwich and
her tail appeared. Hush’s legs
when she ate
pavlova in Perth. In Hobart
Hush ate a and the
rest of her appeared.
Anzac
biscuits
steak
salad
vegemite
sandwiches
Minties
pumpkin
scones
lamingtons
Class Survey
pavlova
Anzac
biscuits
steak
salad
vegemite
sandwiches
Minties
pumpkin
scones
lamingtons
Possum Magic
What food did Grandma Poss and Hush try at these Australian cities?
Darwin
Brisbane
Sydney
Perth
Adelaide
Hobart Melbourne
Possum Magic
What foods did Hush try in the story?
Possum Magic
Beginning Middle End
Possums are
arboreal Possums live
meaning they for an
live in trees. average of 8
years.
Possums are
marsupials – Possums are agile
Possum babies live in their mother’s and can jump up to
they have a pouch for the first 4 – 5 months.
pouch. 4 metres or 13
feet.
_________
Possums _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
_________ _________
Possums
v a p a j c p e r t h p h j c t n i k
e d u l a m i n g t o n a g q b w z m
g e m o v z j p g j n h g v m z n h m
e l p s i i n v i s i b l e l e i a z
m a k u s w g x l c h u s h b o g h q
i i i m i j u y i v l h
t d n e b f f c p g a y
e e s l l q i q z r s d
s f c b e v s y d n e y
a f o o j c q m z e m m
n m n u h r s t e a k x
d i e r o r s u j n s q
w n s n b j g m o r n a y f s a l a d
i t f e a a n z a c b i s c u i t s c
c i b q r g r v b u s h u g c t s z n
h e f z t g r a n d m a p o s s m o r
c s l c n o o d a r w i n g j c y z l
v a p a j c p e r t h p h j c t n i k
e d u l a m i n g t o n a g q b w z m
g e m o v z j p g j n h g v m z n h m
e l p s i i n v i s i b l e l e i a z
m a k u s w g x l c h u s h b o g h q
i i i m i j u y i v l h
t d n e b f f c p g a y
e e s l l q i q z r s d
s f c b e v s y d n e y
a f o o j c q m z e m m
n m n u h r s t e a k x
d i e r o r s u j n s q
w n s n b j g m o r n a y f s a l a d
i t f e a a n z a c b i s c u i t s c
c i b q r g r v b u s h u g c t s z n
h e f z t g r a n d m a p o s s m o r
c s l c n o o d a r w i n g j c y z l
1. mornay 8. pavlova 15. invisible
2. Hush 9. Anzac biscuits 16. Sydney
3. Darwin 10. bush 17. Grandma Poss
4. visible 11. lamington 18. vegemite sandwich
5. Minties 12. magic 19. salad
6. Adelaide 13. steak 20. Hobart
7. pumpkin scones 14. Perth 21. Melbourne
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