Pinocchio Teacher Notes

Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The story
This is an adaptation of the famous Italian fairy tale (story) by Carlo Collodi.
Geppetto, a poor lonely wood carver, carved a puppet and called him Pinocchio. As he carved, the puppet came
to life. Just as Geppetto finished carving the legs, the puppet stood up and ran away. Later, when Pinocchio
returned home, he met Jiminy Cricket. He told the cricket he did not want to be a puppet. He wanted to be a
real boy. Jiminy Cricket told Pinocchio that he must go to school and be good. So Pinocchio asked Geppetto to
buy him an ABC so that he could learn the alphabet. Geppetto used his last piece of gold to buy it.
But temptation led Pinocchio to trade his ABC for a ticket to a puppet show. After getting into some trouble
there, the owner of the puppet theatre gave Pinocchio five pieces of gold to take home to his father. Before he
got back home, Pinocchio met a fox and a cat. They told him that he could turn his five pieces of gold into a
hundred pieces. They told him if he planted his gold coins in the Field of Gold, they would grow into a money
tree. Pinocchio set off with the fox and the cat to the Field of Gold. They walked all day and stopped for the
night in a small hotel. The next morning, the fox and the cat were gone and Pinocchio had to pay for their
hotel bill with one of his pieces of gold. However, he continued walking to the Field of Gold. Along the way he
met Jiminy Cricket. The cricket told Pinocchio not to listen to the fox and the cat. He told the puppet to go home
to his father. But Pinocchio wanted his money to grow on the money tree. He didnt listen to the crickets advice.
That night, two robbers tried to steal Pinocchios gold. A good fairy, seeing this, sent her dog and falcon to chase
the robbers away and to bring Pinocchio to her house. Pinocchio was so upset that the fairy called for three
doctors: an owl, a crow and a cricket. Jiminy Cricket recognised Pinocchio and told the fairy about him and
Geppetto. Pinocchio told the fairy about his gold pieces. When she asked him where they were, he didnt like to
say. He was afraid to tell anyone. So Pinocchio lied, three times, and each time his nose grew longer and longer.
The fairy laughed and told him not to tell lies. She told Pinocchio that Geppetto was on his way to her house to
see him. So Pinocchio decided to go to meet him.
He set off, but soon he met the fox and cat. Again, they convinced Pinocchio to go with them to the Field of
Gold. There, they watched as Pinocchio planted his gold coins. The fox told Pinocchio to return in the morning.
When Pinocchio returned there was no money tree. The fox and cat had come in the night and had taken his
gold coins. Sad and upset, Pinocchio decided to go back to the good fairys house to see his father.
On the long walk back, Pinocchio managed to help a chicken farmer by tricking some weasels. Then he met
a pigeon who told him that Geppetto had made a boat and was going to sail round the world to look for
Pinocchio. The pigeon took Pinocchio to the seashore on her back. There he saw Geppetto out at sea. Just as
they waved to each other a big wave sank the boat. Sad and alone, Pinocchio again met the good fairy, who
was now an old woman. She told him to go to school because that was what his father had wanted.
At school, the naughty boys made fun of Pinocchio and bullied him. But still Pinocchio wanted to be a real
boy. One of the boys, Lampwick, convinced Pinocchio not to go to school but to go with him to the Land of
Play. Pinocchio stayed there for a very long time. There, both boys turned into donkeys. One day, the man who
bought Pinocchio threw him into the sea. Pinocchio was eaten by a shark. Inside the shark, Pinocchio met his
father, who also had been eaten by the shark. They escaped and returned home.
Pinocchio had finally learned his lesson. He went to work for a farmer, and made baskets to sell in the market.
He worked hard and studied every night. One day he met the snail who told him that the fairy was ill and had
no money. Pinocchio gave all his money to the snail to give to the fairy. That night the fairy came to Pinocchio
in his dream and told him he was a good boy. The next morning, Pinocchio woke up a real boy.
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Explorers 4: Pinocchio Teachers Notes
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Pinocchio
Introducing the book
The contents page
The cover
l Ask
the children to turn to the contents page.

Explain that the Contents list tells us what is
in the book.
l Hold
up the cover. Read the books title to

and with the class.
l Ask
How many chapters are there? Read the

chapter titles to and with the class. Briefly
explain any unfamiliar words (most will be
covered in the chapter notes). Ask the
children what pageeach chapter starts on.
l Talk
about the picture. Ask Is this a real boy?

What is different about him?
l Ask
What do you think the story is going to be

about?
l Point
out that at the end of the book there is

a poem (on pages 5859) and some
information about puppets (beginning on
page60).
The title page
l Draw
attention to the border pictures. Ask

What is falling from the bags? Who is sitting? Is
he a puppet or a real boy?
l Ask
questions about each chapter title to

stimulate the childrens interest, for example:
Chapter 1: Who has a puppet?
Chapter 4: What is in the field?
l Ask
the children to turn to the title page. Ask

Who is the author?
Chapter 8: What animal are you going to

meet in this chapter?
l Hold
up your own book and point to the

picture. Ask Does Pinocchio have a short or long
nose? How does he feel, surprised or afraid?
l Tell
the children to do the related activity on

page1 of their Workbook.
l Explain
that the story has been adapted

(made simpler) by another writer.
You can play the audio download of

the story at any time you choose.
See www.macmillanenglish.com/
younglearners
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Pinocchio
Chapter 1
Geppettos puppet
Active vocabulary
Pages 3 to 8
angry
hungry and angry end in ngry
brave
rhymes with wave
burn
ur, er and ir spellings can sound

very similar
lonely
note that the adjective lone has

been made into an adverb by
adding ly
naughty
the aught sounds like ought
poor
two meanings are used in the text:

to have no money; deserving
sympathy
piece
piece and peace are homophones;

remember the phrase: a piece of
pie
puppet
note the pp in the middle;

remember the phrase: a pup is a
pet
stare
stare and stair are homophones
wood
note the oo; wood and would are

homophones
Passive vocabulary
carvercricketon fireowner
police stationshoutstage
Before reading
l Pre-teach
the active vocabulary (see Teachers

Notes Introduction page 13 and the Glossary
on page 39). Use the notes in the table to
discuss any interesting features of the words.
l Ask
the children to do the activities on

page2 of their Workbook to practise the new
vocabulary.
l Read
the title of Chapter 1 again. Ask Who do

you think Geppetto is?
l Tell
the children to look at the picture on

page3. Ask What do you think the man is
doing? Has he got a nice house? Is he rich or
poor?
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Pinocchio
l Tell

page4. Ask What is Pinocchio made of? What
is he doing? Who is talking to him?
l Discuss
how the pictures can help the reader

guess the meaning of the text.
l Tell
Stage 1 comprehension (literal)
l Tell
Ask the questions orally, or set them as

a written activity. You can also ask the
children to do the activity on page3 of their
Workbook.

pages 6 and 7. Ask What does Pinocchio see?
How does he feel? Are the children enjoying the
show? Who are the children laughing at?
page8. Ask How does the Pinocchio feel? What
is the man doing? Is he a kind man?
1 Was Geppetto a wood carver with a lot of

money?
l Ask
2 What did Geppetto carve from a piece of

wood?
l Optional
3 Why did Geppetto want Pinocchio to live

with him and be like a son?
the children if they have ever seen a film

of Pinocchio.
suggestion: you may wish to give
the children an appropriate amount of time,
for example five minutes, to look quickly
through the chapter to find (and perhaps
underline or copy) the active vocabulary they
have been introduced to.
4 What did Pinocchios eyes do?

5 What did Pinocchios mouth do?
6 What did the naughty puppet do?
7 What did Geppetto do?
During reading
8 Who said, Stop shouting at that poor

puppet!?
l Read
the chapter expressively to the class (or

play the audio download). Do not stop to
explain anything or to ask questions. Ensure
the children are following in their books.
9 Where did the policeman take Geppetto?

10 Where did Pinocchio go?
11 Who spoke to Pinocchio in his fathers
house?
l Choose
whichever of the following options is

most appropriate for your class:
12 What did Pinocchio want the cricket to do?
Read the chapter again and encourage the

class to read it with you.
13 What did the cricket say to Pinocchio?

14 What did Pinocchio tell Jiminy Cricket he
wants to be?
Read the chapter again, a paragraph at a

time, and ask the class (or individuals) to
read each paragraph aloud after you.
15 What did Pinocchio say he wanted to do and

did not want to do?
Do not read again yourself. Ask groups or

individuals to read the chapter aloud, a
paragraph at a time.
16 What did the cricket tell Pinocchio he must

do?
17 What happened later that night?
l Read
(or play) the chapter again, a

paragraph at a time. Explain the meaning
and pronunciation of the words listed as
passive vocabulary (and any other
unfamiliar words).
18 What did Pinocchio see when he woke up?

19 How did Geppetto feel when he saw
Pinocchios feet?
20 What did Geppetto tell Pinocchio he must
not do?
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Pinocchio
After reading
21 What did Pinocchio tell Geppetto he will do?

22 What did Geppetto carve for Pinocchio?
Stage 2 comprehension (extension)
23 How did Geppetto make the clothes for

Pinocchio?
Ask these questions orally, or set them as a

written activity for the more able. Answers
will vary. Encourage the children to give
reasons for their suggestions, and accept any
answer they can justify.
24 Why does Pinocchio want an ABC?

25 How did Geppetto pay for Pinocchios ABC?
26 What did Pinocchio do with his ABC?
27 What happened at the puppet show?
1 How do you think Geppetto felt when he saw

his puppet run away?
28 Why did the owner of the puppet theatre

want to burn Pinocchio?
2 Why do you think the policeman took

Geppetto to the police station?
29 Why did the owner of the puppet theatre give

Pinocchio five pieces of gold?
3 How did Pinocchio feel when the cricket

laughed at him?
l Ask
the children to find an example of

questions and exclamations in the chapter.
Draw attention to the punctuation. Read it
aloud, and draw attention to how your tone
of voice changes.
4 Why do you think Pinocchio does not want to

be a puppet?
5 How did Pinocchio know that real boys play
in the woods and climb trees?
6 Why was it a good thing that Geppetto came
home from the police station that night?
l Ask
the children to find and read aloud

examples of words containing: ee, ea, oo,
ou, ur, ar.
7 Why did Geppetto carve new feet for

Pinocchio?
l Ask
the children to find and read aloud any

words containing a double consonant (for
example, puppet). You might want to explain
that cch in Italian, as in Pinocchio, is
pronounced like k (Pinocchio means pine
eyes).
8 Why do you think Geppetto used his last

piece of gold for an ABC?
9 How do you think Geppetto felt when
Pinocchio set off for school?
10 Why do you think Pinocchio wanted to go to
the puppet theatre?
l Just
for fun, ask the children to work in pairs

and have a staring competition to see who
can stare at the other the longest without
taking their eyes off the other childs eyes.
11 Why do you think the puppets on stage were

happy to see Pinocchio?
12 Why did the children stop enjoying the
show?
l Finally,
ask individuals to re-read short

sections of the text aloud. Encourage them to
read expressively and with appropriate
intonation. (You might like to ask children to
play the role of particular characters and
read their parts.)
13 Do you think the owner of the puppet theatre

was a kind man? Why (not)?
14 How do you think Harlequin felt when
Pinocchio said, Burn me, not Harlequin!?
15 How do you think Pinocchio felt when he set
off for home?
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Pinocchio
l Pinocchios
father carved wood. He was a

wood carver. Ask the children to make these
verbs into nouns describing peoples jobs by
adding the suffix er: build, teach, sing, paint,
farm, own.
l If
appropriate, try some Extension Activities

(see Teachers Notes Introduction page 19).
l Ask
What do you think will happen next in the

story?
l Discuss
how the puppet came to life. Ask How

did the piece of wood slowly change into a
puppet? What did it do when it got legs? What
did the puppet need to learn? What did Geppetto
need to learn about having a son? What did the
cricket tell Pinocchio he must do to be a real boy?
l Discuss
Pinocchios behaviour and whether

he is a naughty puppet or a good puppet.
Ask Why did Pinocchio want Geppetto to buy
him an ABC? Why did Pinocchio give his ABC to
the boy for a ticket to the puppet theatre? Was
Pinocchio a silly puppet? What did the owner of
the puppet theatre think of Pinocchio when he
gave him five gold pieces for his father,
Geppetto?
l Ask
the children what they thought of the

owner of the puppet theatre. Ask Do you think
he gets angry easily? Do you think he really
wanted to burn Pinocchio and Harlequin? Or do
you think he only want to frighten them? Do you
think he liked Pinocchio?
l Ask
the children if they have ever seen a

puppet show. Talk about how the puppets
move on strings. Ask What were the puppets
doing on stage in chapter one before they saw
Pinocchio? Did the children enjoy the show?
What did the puppets do after Pinocchio jumped
up on the stage? Did the children enjoy watching
them? Discuss what they like to see in a
puppet show.
l Write
some of the words from the chapter on

the board and forget to put in the vowels.
Leave spaces for them, for example p__ __c__
(piece). Ask the children to supply the
missing vowels. (You might want to let the
class cheer when someone supplies the
correct answer to each spelling.)
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Pinocchio
Chapter 2
The fox and the cat
Active vocabulary
Pages 9 to 13
almost
point out the word most hiding

inside
dream
remember the phrase: a bad dream

can make you scream
early
point out the word ear hiding

inside
fair
rhymes with chair
field
the ie is pronounced ee
hungry
hungry and angry end in ngry
pocket
rhymes with rocket
rich
the opposite is poor
sure
the s is pronounced sh
wide
rhymes with side
Passive vocabulary
billhotel
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask
the children to do the activity on page4

of their Workbook to practise the new
vocabulary.
l Ask
the class to recall what happened in the

previous chapter.
l Read
the title of Chapter 2. Ask What do you

think the chapter is going to be about? Do you
think the fox and the cat are going to be
Pinocchios friends?
l Tell

page9. Ask Where is Pinocchio? What is
Pinocchio showing the fox? Do the fox and the
cat look interested in Pinocchios gold?
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Pinocchio
6 Why did Pinocchio go to the Field of Gold

and not to school?
l Tell

pages 10 and 11. Ask Who is sleeping? What is
he dreaming about? What is in the tree? In the
dream, is Pinocchio sad or happy? Does
Pinocchio like his dream?
7 Where did the fox, the cat and Pinocchio

walk to?
8 What did the fox want to do at the small
hotel?
l Tell

page12. Ask Where is Pinocchio? Is it night or
morning? What is he doing? How does he feel?
9 Why didnt Pinocchio eat dinner? What did

he do?
l Tell

page13. Ask Where is Pinocchio? Who is
talking to him? How does Pinocchio feel?
10 What did the fox leave in the hotel for

Pinocchio?
11 What did the note say?
l Optional

12 Who paid for the fox and the cats hotel bill?
13 What did Jiminy Cricket tell Pinocchio to do?
14 What did Pinocchio tell Jiminy Cricket would
happen in the Field of Gold?
15 What did Jiminy Cricket tell Pinocchio about
the fox, the cat and Geppetto?
During reading
16 Did Pinocchio go home that night?
l Read
the chapter to and with the class.

Follow the same procedure as you did for
Chapter 1 (see page4) to help the children
read and understand the text. Use the audio
download, if you wish.
l Ask
the children to find examples of people

and animals speaking in the chapter. Draw
attention to the speech marks and discuss
how they are used. In each case, ask the
children what the exact words were that were
spoken. Elicit that these are the words that go
inside the speech marks.

Workbook.
l Ask
the children to find words with two

syllables, such as morning, father, money,
pieces. Read the words aloud, tapping out or
clapping the syllables as you read.
1 What did the fox know about Pinocchio and

Geppetto?
l Ask

proper nouns in the chapter. Elicit that each
begins with a capital letter because it is the
particular name of a person or place.
2 What did Pinocchio show to the fox and the

cat?
3 What did the cat ask Pinocchio?
4 What did Pinocchio tell her he wanted to do
with the five pieces of gold?
l Ask
the class to find verbs using will to show

the future tense, for example He will soon
have lots of money. Read each sentence and
explain how it shows the intention to do
something in the future.
5 What did the fox tell Pinocchio to do with his

gold?
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Pinocchio
11 How do you think Pinocchio felt when he saw

Jiminy Cricket?
l Ask

sentences that give commands (tell Pinocchio
what to do). Elicit that commands begin with
a verb and that the You is understood. (Go
home, Pinocchio means You go home,
Pinocchio.) The word You is understood in
commands.
12 How did Jiminy Cricket feel when Pinocchio

told him about the money tree?
13 Do you think Pinocchio will find the Field of
Gold and plant a money tree?
l Finally,

read their parts.)
l Discuss
honesty. Relate this to the story. Ask

Why did the fox and the cat walk all day with
Pinocchio? Did the fox know about the small
hotel or was he surprised to find it? Was Fox
telling the truth in his note or did they leave early
for another reason?
l Ask
the class why Pinocchio wants lots of

gold for his father. Ask Does money grow on
trees? Why do you think the fox told Pinocchio to
plant the gold pieces?
After reading
l Ask
the class for the opposite of these

adjectives from the text: rich, late, unsure,
unfair, big, light, happy.
l Write
But its not fair! on the board. Ask Who

says this? Why? What did Pinocchio need to
learn about showing his money to strangers? Do
you think Pinocchio is like a very young child?
Why (not)?
1 What do you know about the fox? Did he

really want to help Pinocchio?
2 Do you think Pinocchio really wanted to buy
an ABC and go to school? Why (not)?
l Write
the verbs meet, pay, take, come, have,

eat, say on the board. Tell the children to find
the past tense of these verbs in the chapter
and to read the sentences aloud. Write the
past tense next to each verb and practise
pronunciation.
3 Why did Pinocchio listen to the fox?

4 Did the fox and the cat really want to take
Pinocchio to a place called the Field of Gold?
5 What did the fox and the cat really want
from Pinocchio?
6 What do you think the fox and the cat talked
about during their dinner?
l If

7 How do you think Pinocchio felt when he

went to bed that night?
l Ask

story?
8 Do you think the cats mother was really ill?

9 How do you think the fox and the cat felt
when they left the hotel?
10 Why did Pinocchio still think there was a
Field of Gold?
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Pinocchio
Chapter 3
A very long nose
Active vocabulary
afraid
raid is hiding inside; remember

the phrase: when there is a raid,
people are afraid
Pages 14 to 18
alone
remember the phrase: when I am

the only one, I am alone
bring
the past is brought
fairy
remember the phrase: a good fairy

is always fair
lost
rhymes with cost
meet
meet and meat are homophones
nearby
a compound word: near + by
nothing
a compound word: no + thing
pick up
a phrasal verb
put
the u is pronounced like the oo

in good
Passive reading
carriagecrowfalconliesowlstuck
tellwoodpeckers
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read
the title of Chapter 3. Ask Who do you

think will have a very long nose? Why?
l Tell

pages 14 and 15. Ask Is it afternoon or night?
What is the man doing to Pinocchio? How do the
two men feel? What do you think the men are
saying to Pinocchio? What do you see in front of
the house? What do you see in the window?
What do you see in the tree?
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10 Why did the fairy ask three doctors to come?
l Tell

pages 16 and 17. Ask Where is Pinocchio now?
What is he doing? Do you think the woman looks
kind or not? What animals are in the bedroom?
Who is the owl looking at? Is Jiminy Cricket
happy?
11 Who were the three doctors?

12 What did Jiminy Cricket tell the fairy about
Pinocchio?
13 What did Jiminy Cricket give Pinocchio?
14 Why didnt Pinocchio want to tell the fairy
where his gold coins were?
l Tell

page18. Ask What is happening to Pinocchios
nose?
15 What did Pinocchio tell the fairy?

16 What were the three lies Pinocchio told?
l Optional

17 What happened each time he told a lie?

18 What did Pinocchio do when the fairy told
him not to tell lies?
19 Why did the fairy call for two woodpeckers?
20 Who is coming to the fairys house to see
Pinocchio?
During reading
l Read

l To
demonstrate how important verbs are to

the meaning of the sentences, read some of
the sentences from the chapter, omitting the
verbs. Ask the class to supply the missing
verbs. Remind the class that every sentence
must have at least one verb in it.
l Ask
the children to look at the last

paragraph on page17. Explain that there is
an ellipsis (...) at the end because Pinocchio
was going to say more but the fairy
interrupted him with her question.

Workbook.
1 How did Pinocchio feel in the dark?
l Ask
the children to find and read aloud any

words containing: ow, au or ou.
2 What did the two men say when they jumped

out of the trees?
l Write
these words on the board: Pinocchio,

Geppetto, Jiminy Cricket, fairy, crow, owl, cricket,
woodpecker. Ask the children how many
syllables are in each word and ask them to
tap out the syllables as they read the words.
3 What did Pinocchio do with the four pieces

of gold?
4 Why did they shout at Pinocchio?
5 Who lived in the house nearby?
6 What did the fairy do when she saw the men
with Pinocchio?
l Finally,

read their parts.)
7 What did the fairy tell her dog to do?

8 Why did the men run away?
9 What did Pinocchio do with the gold coins
after the men ran away?
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After reading
l Discuss
what happened to Pinocchios nose

when he told lies. Point out the words his
nose grew longer, even longer, and longer
still. Discuss the use of the exclamation mark
at the end of the sentences to express
surprise. Elicit from the children what
happened as the woodpeckers pecked at
Pinocchios nose, using the same words but
shorter instead of longer.

1 How do you think the men knew about
Pinocchios gold?
l Point
out that there are lots of prepositions in

the text. Ask the children to find the
prepositions on pages 14 and 15 to complete
the following phrases: (you may want to
write these on the board) shout __ Pinocchio,
look __ __ her window, barked __ the men, took
coins __ __ his mouth, picked him __, carried
him __ bed.
2 How do you think Pinocchio felt when the

men caught him?
3 Why did the men shout at Pinocchio?
4 Why did the fairy want to help Pinocchio?
falcon and the dog put him in the carriage?
l Point
out the word nearby on page15.

Discuss the difference between near and
nearby (the men were near the house/the
men were nearby). Point out that it is a
compound word: near + by.
6 Why did the dog think that Pinocchio needed

a doctor?
7 How did the three doctors answer the fairys
question, Will this poor puppet get better??
8 How do you think Jiminy Cricket felt when he
saw Pinocchio in the bed?
l Ask
the children what animals they have

read about in this chapter (dog, falcon, crow,
owl, cricket). Ask Which ones are birds? What
do you know about these birds? What sounds do
these animals make?
9 Why did the fairy want Pinocchio to tell her

about his father?
10 Did Pinocchio want to be naughty or good
when he ran away?
l Ask
the children what the crow and the owl

answered when the fairy asked, Will this
poor puppet get better?. Discuss their
answers. Ask Which of the three doctors was the
best doctor? Why? Discuss what Jiminy Cricket
thinks of Pinocchio.
11 Why didnt Pinocchio want to tell anyone

about the gold in his pocket?
12 Do you think the fairy was angry when
Pinocchio told lies to her?
13 How do you think Pinocchio felt when his
nose got longer each time he told a lie?
l If
14 Why do you think Pinocchios nose got stuck

in the door?
l Ask

story?
15 Was it a good idea to call for two

woodpeckers?
16 What do you think will happen next?
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Chapter 4
The Field of Gold
Active vocabulary
Pages 19 to 24
arrive
rhymes with alive
cover
the o is pronounced u as in cup
kind
rhymes with mind
river
change the r to sh to make a

word about what we do when we
step into a cold river
short
the opposite can be long (length)

or tall (height)
square
remember q is always followed by

u
wait
sounds like w + eight
watch
discuss the difference between

watch, stare and look at
whisper
the wh sounds like w
work
or sounds like er
Passive vocabulary
branchparrot
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

page8 of their Workbook to practise the new
vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read
the title of Chapter 4. Ask What do you

think will happen at the Field of Gold? Will
Pinocchio plant his gold coins? Will they grow
into a money tree?
l Tell

page19. Ask Where is Pinocchio? Who is
watching him?
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10 What did Pinocchio think about the next

morning when he went back to the Field of
Gold?
l Tell

pages 20 and 21. Ask What is Pinocchio doing?
How does he feel? Who is coming closer to him?
What do the fox and cat want? Why is this place
called the Field of Gold?
11 Did Pinocchio find a money tree?

12 What was sitting on a branch? What was it
doing?
l Tell

pages 22 and 23. Ask What is the parrot
doing? What has Pinocchio finished doing? How
does he feel?
13 What did the parrot tell Pinocchio about the

fox and the cat?
14 How did Pinocchio feel when he dug and
dug?
l Optional

15 Who took Pinocchios four pieces of gold?

16 What did the parrot tell Pinocchio about the
way to get money?
17 How did Pinocchio feel?
18 What did Pinocchio decide to do? Why?
During reading
l Read

l Point
out the i before e in the word field.

Ask What other word in the text has ie?
(pieces) Practise the pronunciation of the two
words. Write on the board the following
words and ask the children to complete the
words with ie: bel_ _ve, th_ _f, qu_ _ t,
sc_ _ nce, l_ _s.

Workbook.
l Write
the word fairy on the board. Ask the

children to use the letters to make new words
(fair, far, air, airy, ray, fir). Do the same with
medicine and woodpeckers.
1 Where was Pinocchio going?
l Ask
the children to find a word in the chapter

that rhymes with: cold, cant, born, honey,
your, carrot.
2 Who was laughing and whispering?

3 What did Pinocchio tell the cat?
l Finally,

read their parts.)
4 What was more important to Pinocchio,

seeing his father or getting rich?
5 What did the Field of Gold look like?
6 What did the fox tell Pinocchio to do?
7 What did Pinocchio do after he put the
pieces of gold in the hole?
8 What did the fox tell Pinocchio to do?
9 Who said, We dont want your gold. We
want to help you.?
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After reading
l Write
on the board: Money doesnt grow on

trees. Elicit what this saying means. Ask What
do you think Pinocchio has learned about getting
money the easy way?

l Ask
Who says, Ha-ha!? Why? Make sure the

children understand that ha-ha! is a shout
of laughter.
l If

1 Why do you think the fox and the cat were

laughing and whispering?
l Ask

story?
2 Why do you think Pinocchio told the cat

where his gold was?
3 Why did Pinocchio listen to the cat and the
fox?
4 Why did Pinocchio dig a hole?
5 Why did the fox tell lies to Pinocchio?
6 Do you think the cat told lies to Pinocchio?
Why?
7 How do you think Pinocchio felt the next
morning before he arrived at the Field of
Gold?
there was no money tree?
9 What did the parrot think of Pinocchio? Did
he think Pinocchio was clever?
10 Do you think the parrot was right about the
only way to get money? Why (not)?
l Ask
the class to find and read aloud the

sentences on pages 20 and 21 where the fox
and the cat are speaking to Pinocchio.
Discuss the tone of voice they use. Practise
reading these sentences.
l Ask

sentences with the word must in them.
Discuss who says it and why. Ask What do you
think Pinocchio must do now?
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Chapter 5
Pinocchio and the weasels
Active vocabulary
clever
remember the phrase: you are ever

so clever
ground
point out the word round inside

ground; dig a round hole in the
ground
need
point out the double e
news
the s sounds like z
outside
a compound word: out + side
pick
rhymes with trick
seashore
a compound word: sea + shore
trick
change the i to u to make a new

word
world
or sounds like er
wrong
the w is silent and is not

pronounced; other wr words are
write and wrist
Pages 25 to 30
Passive vocabulary
dareguardorchardpigeonsteal
torchtrapweasels
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read
the title of Chapter 5. Ask What animals

do you think Pinocchio is going to meet? Do you
think they will help him or not?
l Tell

page25. Ask Where do you think Pinocchio is?
How does he feel? Is it afternoon or night?
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5 What did the farmer hope?
l Tell

pages 26 and 27. Ask How many weasels are
there? What do you know about weasels? (You
might need to explain that weasels will kill
more chickens than they can eat! They are
bloodthirsty animals!) Where is Pinocchio?
What is he doing? What is inside the other,
bigger house?
6 Who was the trap for?

7 What did the farmer want Pinocchio to do?
8 Where did the farmer tell Pinocchio he could
sleep?
9 What did the farmer tell Pinocchio he must
do?
10 How did Pinocchio feel?
l Tell

page28. Ask What is the man doing?
11 Who said, Mmmm! Chickens for dinner!?
l Tell

page29. Ask Is it night or morning? What is
Pinocchio doing? What kind of bird is he talking
to?
12 What did Pinocchio do when he saw the

weasels?
13 Did the weasels think that Pinocchio was a
dog?
l Tell

page30. Ask Where is Pinocchio? How does he
feel?
14 How many chickens did the weasel want to

steal?
15 What did Pinocchio know was wrong?
l Optional

through the chapter to find the active
vocabulary they have been introduced to.
16 Why did Pinocchio say, All right?

17 What was Pinocchios clever trick?
18 Why did the farmer have a sack?
19 What did the farmer tell Pinocchio he could
do?
During reading
20 Who said, Croo-croo!?
l Read

21 What did the pigeon tell Pinocchio about

Geppetto?
22 Where was Geppetto?
23 Why did Pinocchio climb on to the pigeons
back?
24 How did Pinocchio feel when he was flying?

Workbook.
l Ask
the children to find examples of dialogue

in the text. Draw attention to the speech
marks and discuss how they are used. In
each case, ask the children what the exact
words were that were spoken by the speaker.
Point out that these are the words that go
inside the speech marks.
1 Why did Pinocchio climb the fence?

2 What happened to Pinocchio after he heard
the terrible sound?
3 How long was Pinocchio in the trap?
4 Who came with a torch?
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5 Why did Pinocchio bark like a dog?
l Ask
the children to find the words Crack,

Mmmm, bang, Croo-croo. Explain that these
are onomatopoeic words and that they are
words that describe a sound. Ask What made
the sound Crack? Why? What made the sound
Mmmm? Why? etc.
6 Why did the weasel offer to kill a chicken for

Pinocchio? Was the weasel kind?
7 Why did Pinocchio put a big rock next to the
chicken house door?
8 Why did Pinocchio say, They wont dare to
eat the chickens now.?
l Ask

sentences with the past tense of the verbs:
begin, catch, hear, know, shut, set off, fly.
Discuss irregular past tense forms.
9 What do you think the farmer will do with

his sack of weasels? Why?
10 Do you think Pinocchio will find Geppetto?
l Point
out that pigeons are used by man to

carry messages, and that they can fly 65 to
80 kilometres per hour. Ask How long did it
take the pigeon to fly to the seashore? (a few
minutes). Write few on the board. Ask the
children to add one letter to make the past
tense of fly. Ask How long did the pigeon fly?
(He flew for a few minutes.)
l Play
a word changing game, changing the

following words:
Change the d in dark to b, l, m, p
Change the tr in trap to cl, fl, m, n,
wr
Change the tr in trick to br, th, s, st,
pr
l Finally,

read their parts.)
Change the n in name to g, l, s, t

l Write
seashore on the board. Explain that it is

a compound word: sea + shore. Elicit other
compound words made with sea, such as
seabed, seafood, seafront, seagull, seahorse,
seaport, etc.
After reading
l Ask
Where did Pinocchio sleep? (in a dog

kennel). Where did the chickens sleep? (in the
chicken house). Ask Where do birds sleep? (in
a nest). Where do weasels sleep? (in a hole in
the ground). Discuss where other animals
sleep.

l Discuss
the dangers of stealing apples from

other peoples trees. Ask Do you think
Pinocchio was naughty? What lesson did he
learn?
1 What do you think Pinocchio thought about

for hours in the tree?
farmer asked if he was going to steal his
chickens?
l If

l Ask
What do you think will happen in the next

chapter?
3 Do you think Pinocchio knew it was wrong to

steal an apple from the farmers orchard?
4 Why did the farmer say, I need a new guard
dog!?
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Chapter 6
Pinocchio goes to school
Pages 31 to 36
pull
the opposite is push
push
the opposite is pull
rest
remember the phrase: it is best to

rest before a test
rough
gh sounds like f in this word and

in cough, laugh, tough
splash
an onomatopoeic word
Passive vocabulary
moustacheshark
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

page12 of their Workbook to practise the
new vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read
the title of Chapter 6. Discuss what the

chapter might be about.
l Tell

page31. Ask What is Pinocchio doing? Who do
you think is in the little boat?
l Tell

pages 32 and 33. Ask the children to describe
the woman on the seashore. Ask Who do you
think the woman is? What is she doing? Who is
watching her?
Active vocabulary
dangerous
the g sounds like j
empty
the ty at the end sounds like tea
friend
remember the i which is silent
hurt
ur, er and ir spellings can sound

very similar; other ur words
include burn, turn
proud
the ou sounds like ow
l Tell

page34. Ask Who is sitting? Where is he? What
are the three boys doing?
l Tell

page35. Ask Where is Pinocchio? How does he
feel? Why?
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12 Why did she tell him he must go to school

and be a good boy?
l Tell

page36. Ask What is Pinocchio doing? Who is
chasing him? Do you think Pinocchio has been
naughty?
13 Who did Pinocchio say the old woman

looked like?
l Optional

14 Who was the old woman?

15 Why did the old woman/fairy tell Pinocchio
he will never grow old?
16 What did the old woman/fairy tell Pinocchio
to do to make his father proud?
17 What did the boys at school do to Pinocchio?
During reading
18 Did Pinocchio and the other children work

hard at school?
l Read

19 What did the naughty children decide to do?

20 What did one of the boys tell Pinocchio was
in the sea?
21 Why did Pinocchio go to the sea with the
naughty children?

Workbook.
22 Why did the boys bring Pinocchio to the sea?
1 What did the old woman tell Pinocchio she

was looking at?
25 What did the policeman think Pinocchio had

done?
2 Why was Pinocchio a good swimmer?
26 Why did Pinocchio run and run?
23 What did the naughty boys throw at

Pinocchio?
24 Who got hit by a book and fell down?
3 Who did Pinocchio see in the little boat?
l Ask
the class to find and read any words in

the chapter that are about the sea (rough,
wave, splashed, sank, dangerous, sharks,
seashore, sand). Write some of these words
on the board and ask the children to use the
letters to make new words (for example,
rough: rug, hug, go; wave: we; splashed:
splash, ash, pass, head).
4 What did the father and son do when they

saw each other?
5 What happened to Geppetto?
6 How did Pinocchio feel when he could not
find his father?
7 Who did Pinocchio see a short time later?
8 What did the old woman give to Pinocchio?
l Ask

sentences with the word wave on page31.
Ask Is wave a noun or a verb? Demonstrate the
verb to wave, if appropriate.
9 What did the woman say to Pinocchio when

he told her about Geppetto?
10 Why didnt Pinocchio want to sleep?
11 Why did the old woman tell Pinocchio he
must not look for Geppetto?
l Ask

sentences on page31 with the past tense of
these verbs: jump, wave, splash, sink, swim, feel.
Practise pronunciation.
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9 Why did the boys decide to play a trick on

Pinocchio?
l Point
out the word swimmer and ask the

children what a good swimmer means.
Point out the double m. (A one-syllable
word ending in a consonant with one vowel
before it needs to double the consonant
before adding er.) Ask the children to add
er to these words and spell them aloud:
drum, run. Ask them to use them in sentences.
10 Do you think Pinocchio wanted to be friends

with the naughty boys? Why (not)?
11 Why did the policeman want to take
Pinocchio to the police station?
l Write
the word policeman on the board and

show how it is made of two separate words,
police + man. Write _____room on the board
and ask the children to suggest the first word
to complete it, (for example class). Do the
same with _____ shore (sea), _____ thing (no,
some, any), _____ where (every, no, some),
_____ pecker (wood).
l Ask
the children to find words in the chapter

that mean the opposite of the following:
calm, float, to feel full, safe, young, full, naughty.
l Finally,

read their parts.)
l Have
a competition to see who can think of

the most words rhyming with sea (be, free,
he, me, knee, pea, tree, we, etc.).
After reading
l Point
out the sentence But he also wanted to

see the sea. Explain that sea and see are
homophones. They sound the same but have
different meaning and spelling. Have a
competition to see who can think of the most
homophones.

l Write
the word dangerous on the board. Read

it and tap out the syllables as you do so.
Demonstrate how the word is broken down
into three syllables: dan-ger-ous. Ask the
children to tap out the syllables for these
words: suddenly, carrying, moustache, decided,
terrible, policeman. Ask Which one of these
words has only two syllables?
1 Why did Geppetto go to sea in a little boat?

2 How did the old woman feel when she saw
Geppetto?
3 How did Pinocchio and Geppetto feel when
they waved?
4 What do you think happened to Geppetto?
5 Do you think the old woman was kind? Why
(not)?
l Ask
the children to discuss Do you like the

naughty boys? Why (not)?
6 In what ways was life better or easier for

Pinocchio because he was made of wood?
l If
7 Do you think that Pinocchio wanted to make

his father very proud? Why (not)?
l Ask

chapter?

boys pulled his hat off, painted a moustache
on his face, and pulled his nose?
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Chapter 7
The Land of Play
Active vocabulary
Pages 37 to 41
fisherman a fisherman is a man who catches

fish
cave
remember the phrase: you must be

brave inside a cave
dry
the opposite is wet
hurry
point out the rr
lift
if someone lifts you, they pick you

up
lovely
point out the ly added to love to

make an adjective
place
the c sounds like s
taste
the final e makes the a a long

sound
wet
the opposite is dry
wonderful
ful added to wonder means full of

wonder
Passive vocabulary
netsnail
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

new vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read

l Tell

page37. Ask How many fish do you see? Where
is Pinocchio? Why is he there? Who is the man?
What do you think he wants to do with the fish?
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Pinocchio
10 Why did the fairy tell Pinocchio he was

naughty?
l Tell

pages 38 and 39. Ask What is the man going
to do? Where is Pinocchio going? How does he
feel?
11 What did the fairy say would happen if

Pinocchio went to school?
l Tell

pages 40 and 41. Ask Where do you think
Pinocchio is now? What do you see in the
picture? Are the children happy or sad? How
does Pinocchio feel?
12 Why did Pinocchio want to have a party?

13 What did Pinocchio do after he wrote the
party invitations?
14 What did the fairy tell Pinocchio to do?
15 Why couldnt Lampwick go to Pinocchios
party?
l Optional

16 What did Lampwick want Pinocchio to do?

17 Why did Pinocchio jump onto the carriage
with Lampwick?
18 How long did Pinocchio and Lampwick stay
in the Land of Play?
During reading
19 Why did they like the Land of Play?
l Read

l Write
on the board fairys house and explain

that the apostrophe shows possession (the
house of the fairy). Ask the class to find and
read aloud sentences with other examples of
the apostrophe for possession in the chapter
(fishermans net, fairys door, Lampwicks
house). Write on the board (without
apostrophes!): Pinocchios father, fishermans
cave, Pinocchios invitations, and ask the
children where they need to put an
apostrophe. You could ask the children to
write a list of the childrens toys (the
childrens train, the childrens dinosaur, etc.).

Workbook.
1 Where did Pinocchio swim?
2 What did Pinocchio think when he saw the
fire outside the cave?
l Ask
the children to find examples of dialogue

in the text. Draw attention to the speech
marks and discuss how they are used. In
each case, ask the children what the exact
words were that were spoken by the person or
the animal. Point out that these are the
words that go inside the speech marks.
3 What did the fisherman do to Pinocchio?

4 What did the fisherman want to do with
Pinocchio?
5 What did Pinocchio tell the fisherman?
6 Whose house did Pinocchio run to?
7 Who spoke to Pinocchio from a window at
the fairys house?
8 What did Pinocchio shout to the snail?
9 What was the snails reply?
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the carriage and laughing children?
l Ask
the children to find and read aloud the

names of animals in the chapter (fish, snail,
donkey). Elicit the plural of fish (fish), snail
(snails), donkey (donkeys). Have a
competition and see how many names of
animals the children can think that are like
fish, which do not change in the plural form
(sheep, deer, reindeer, moose).
11 Why didnt Pinocchio tell Lampwick he could

not go to the Land of Play?
l Write
c_ _ ght on the board and tell the

children to fill in the missing vowel sound.
Now write these words on the board:
n_ _ ghty, l_ _ghing, _ _thor, _ _tumn. Ask the
children to complete each word with au,
read the words they have made, and explain
their meanings.
l Finally,

read their parts.)
l Pinocchio
wrote some party invitations. Ask

the children what they think the invitations
looked like. Ask What was the party celebration
for? Where was his party going to be? What did
he write on the invitation? What pictures did he
draw on the invitation? Who did he invite? You
might like to give the children time to design
and write the invitations in class, or for
homework.
After reading
l Ask
the children what they know about

donkeys. Ask Do people think of donkeys as
intelligent or stupid animals? Why do you think
the children are taken to the Land of Play by
donkeys? If children go to the Land of Play and
not to school, will they be intelligent or stupid?
Discuss the advantages of going to school.
1 Do you think Pinocchio is brave? Why (not)?

2 How did Pinocchio feel when the fisherman
caught him in his net?
3 Why do you think the fisherman thought
Pinocchio was a strange kind of fish?
4 Why did Pinocchio jump out of the net and
run away?
l If

5 Why do you think Pinocchio went to the

fairys house?
l Ask

chapter?
6 Do you think it was silly of Pinocchio to tell

the snail to hurry? Why (not)?
7 How do you think the fairy felt about
Pinocchio?
8 Why do you think Pinocchio wanted the boys
at school to like him?
9 How do you think Pinocchio felt when he was
writing the party invitations?
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Chapter 8
The terrible shark
Active vocabulary
Pages 42 to 47
both
the o is a long sound as in open
buy
buy and by are homophones
donkey
change the d to m to make

another animal word
huge
if you drop the e the word is hug;

give someone a huge hug!
inside
the opposite of outside
obey
sounds like oh + bay
sharp
show your sharp teeth when you

say this word!
sneeze
rhymes with please
stomach
ch sounds like k
strange
g sounds like j
Passive vocabulary
bowfurryhoopringmaster
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

new vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read

l Tell

page42. Ask What has happened to Pinocchio
and Lampwick? Why do you think this has
happened to them?
l Tell

page43. Ask What do you see in the picture?
Whose hat is the donkey wearing? Where do you
think the man in red trousers works?
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6 Why did the farmer buy Lampwick?
l Tell

page44. Ask What is the donkey doing? Why is
the donkey wearing Pinocchios hat? Where do
you think Pinocchio is?
7 Why did the ringmaster buy Pinocchio?

8 What did the ringmaster teach Pinocchio?
9 What did Pinocchio do when he went into
the circus ring for the first time?
l Tell

page45. Ask What do you see in the sea? How
does Pinocchio feel? What do you think the shark
wants to do?
10 Why did Pinocchio fall over?

11 Where did the ringmaster take Pinocchio and
what did he do to him?
l Tell

page47. Ask Where are Pinocchio and
Geppetto? How do they feel? What do you think
they are saying?
12 What disappeared?
13 How did Pinocchio feel as he swam?
14 What did Pinocchio suddenly see in the sea?
l Optional

15 What was in the sharks mouth?

16 Where was Pinocchio when he woke up?
17 What did a big fish tell Pinocchio?
18 Where was Geppetto?
19 Why did the shark have a table and a candle
inside him?
During reading
20 Why didnt Geppetto want to jump out of the

sharks mouth?
l Read

21 Why did Geppetto climb onto Pinocchios

back?
22 What happened to Pinocchio and Geppetto
when the shark sneezed?
23 How did Pinocchio and Geppetto get out of

the shark?

Workbook.
l Ask
the children to find words in the chapter

that rhyme with house, hurry, lie, arm, bricks,
sing, loop, bark.
1 What did Pinocchio see when he looked in

the mirror?
l Ask
the class to find and read out words in

the text containing ur, ey, oo or ee.
2 What did the little mouse tell Pinocchio?
l Ask
the children to find words in the text for

parts of the body (ears, arms, legs, mouth,
teeth, back, stomach). Elicit the plural of
tooth (teeth). Explain that there are a few
more irregular plural nouns that change
spelling. Ask What is the plural of foot? man?
woman? mouse? goose?
3 What did Pinocchio and Lampwick do when

they saw each other? Why?
4 What did Pinocchio and Lampwick change
into?
5 What did the carriage driver do with the two
donkeys?
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10 Do you think Geppetto was unhappy inside

the sharks stomach?
l Write
disappeared on the board. Explain that

the opposite of appear is disappear. Point out
that dis is a prefix that changes the meaning
of some words to the opposite meaning. Ask
the children to write dis before the following
words and to read them aloud: agree, obey,
respect, honest.
11 Do you think Geppetto liked the idea of

swimming to shore? Why (not)?
12 Do you think Pinocchio and Geppetto
laughed when the shark sneezed? Why (not)?
l Finally,

read their parts.)
l Ask
the children to find words with the

double consonants rr, tt, dd, gg.
l Ask
the class to find the word splashed. Tell

them that this is an onomatopoeic word. The
word sounds like the sound it represents. Play
a word-changing game to make new
onomatopoeic words for water. Write splash
on the board. Tell the children to change the
a to i; change the i to o. Have the
children repeat after you splash, splish, splosh!
(Point out the other onomatopoeic word on
page47 and let the children pretend they are
sneezing as they say Atishoo!)
After reading
l Point
out the use of Lets on pages 46 and 47,

where Pinocchio is making suggestions.
Explain that lets is a shortened form for let
us. Ask the class to make some suggestions
using Lets ...
1 How do you think Pinocchio felt before he

saw Lampwick?
2 Do you think Lampwick laughed when his
arms changed into donkeys legs? Why (not)?
l If

3 Did the carriage driver already have lots of

donkeys? Where do you think they come
from?
l Ask

chapter?
4 Do you think Lampwick was happy when the

farmer bought him? Why (not)?
5 Do you think Pinocchio wanted to go to the
circus and do tricks? Why (not)?
6 Do you think Pinocchio enjoyed eating hay?
7 Did Pinocchio want to make the ringmaster
and children like him? How do you know?
8 How did Pinocchio feel when he saw the
sharks teeth?
9 Why did Pinocchio start to cry?
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Chapter 9
Home at last
Active vocabulary
Pages 48 to 52
bucket
other words with ck in the middle

are: pocket, rocket
grey
point out the American spelling is

gray
high
hi and high are homophones
ill
remember the phrase: Ill be ill

without an apostrophe!
look after
a phrasal verb meaning to take

care of
never
remember: Ill never ever do it

again!
reach
other words with each are: teach,

beach
thirsty
thirsty and hungry end in y
water
the wa is pronounced like walk
well
remember the phrase: we fell into

a well and got wet
Passive vocabulary
(no new passive vocabulary)
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

new vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read

l Tell

pages 48 and 49. Ask Who do Pinocchio and
Geppetto meet on their way home? How do fox
and cat look now? What do you think they say to
Pinocchio?
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8 Why did Pinocchio have to pull up a hundred

buckets of water?
l Tell

pages 50 and 51. Ask What is Pinocchio doing?
How many buckets of water has he pulled up?
How does he feel?
9 Did Pinocchio do the work and get the milk?

10 Who did Pinocchio meet on his way home?
l Tell

page52. Ask What is Pinocchio doing? Who is
he talking to? What do you think Pinocchio is
saying?
11 Why was Lampwick happy to be a donkey?

12 What did Pinocchio tell Lampwick he wanted
to do?
l Optional

l Write
the word bucket on the board. Ask the

class to use the letters in this word to make
new words (but, cut, cute, tuck, cub, tub, cube,
tube, etc.).
l Write
ill on the board. Elicit words that rhyme

with ill (bill, chill, dill, hill, kill, mill, pill, thrill,
shrill, will, etc.).
During reading
l Ask
the class to find and read aloud twosyllable words in this chapter (getting, bucket,
inside, onto, nothing, money, etc.).
l Read

l Ask

regular verbs in the past tense, ending in
ed. Make sure they understand, for
example, that tired is not the past tense of
the verb, but rather it is an adjective. Correct
any pronunciation errors.

Workbook.
l Point
out that Pinocchio did not get a

hundred pieces of gold from a money tree.
Instead, he had to pull a hundred buckets of
water to earn the milk. He wanted to work so
he could buy food for himself and his father.
Discuss what Pinocchio has learned about
money.
1 How did Pinocchio feel in the rough sea?

Why?
2 Who helped Pinocchio and Geppetto reach
the shore? How?
3 What did the fox and the cat want Pinocchio
to do? Why?
l Finally,

intonation.
4 What was Pinocchios answer to the fox and

the cat?
5 Why did Jiminy Cricket tell Pinocchio about
the fairy?
6 Why did Pinocchio want some milk?
7 Where did Pinocchio go for the milk?
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After reading
l Write
the word thirsty on the board and say

it. Ask What sound does the y make? (ee)
Write the word cry on the board and say it.
Ask What sound does the y make? (igh) Now
write these words on the board: my, dry, try,
fly, buy, donkey, hurry, lovely, empty, fairy. Ask
the children to read the words and decide
whether the y sounds like igh or ee.

l If

1 Why do you think the big fish offered to help

Pinocchio?
l Ask

chapter?
2 How do you think the fox and the cat felt

when they saw Pinocchio on the road?
3 Do you think that Pinocchio was right not to
help the fox and the cat?
Pinocchio told the fox and cat that he would
not help them?
5 How do you think Jiminy Cricket felt when
he saw Pinocchio and Geppetto back home
together?
6 Do you think the fairy will see Pinocchio
again?
farmer told him to work for the milk?
Pinocchio came home with the milk?
9 Why is Lampwick still a donkey?
10 Do you think Pinocchio will change and be a
real boy? Why?
l Have
a class competition. See how many

words the children can think of that rhyme
with well (for example bell, fell, spell, shell, tell)
and grey (for example bay, clay, day, gay, hay,
jay, lay, may, etc.).
l Point
out what Pinocchio says to the fox and

the cat: You may have no money and nothing to
eat. Discuss the use of have no + noun and
have nothing + verb.
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Chapter 10
A real boy
Active vocabulary
Pages 53 to 57
another
a compound word: an + other
basket
other words ending in ket are:

pocket, bucket, rocket
mirror
point out the rr
no longer
another way to say this is not any

more
purse
ur sounds like er
real
a two-syllable word: re + al
strong
change st to w to make a new

word
surprise
sur sounds like sir
use
s sounds like z
young
ou sounds like u in sun
Passive vocabulary
carpetscurtainsmarketsheets
Before reading
l Pre-teach

l Ask

new vocabulary.
l Ask

previous chapter.
l Read
the title of Chapter 10. Ask How has

Pinocchio changed? Do you think he will be
happy?
l Tell

page53. Ask What is Pinocchio doing? How
does he feel?
l Tell

page54. Ask Who do you see in the picture?
Where do you think Pinocchio is? What has
Pinocchio got in his hand?
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11 What happened that night to Geppetto and

Pinocchios house?
l Tell

page55. Ask What is Pinocchio doing? Where is
he? How does he feel? How has he changed?
12 What did Pinocchio get?
l Tell

pages 56 and 57. Ask Who do you think is with
Pinocchio? Where are they? What do you think
Pinocchio is doing?
13 How did Pinocchio change?

14 How did Geppetto change?
15 What did Pinocchio find in his pocket?
16 How did Pinocchio and Geppetto feel?
l Optional

l Pinocchio
learned to work for his money. Ask

the children if they have to do work in the
house to get pocket money. Discuss the
importance of learning that money doesnt
grow on trees.
During reading
l Ask
the class to find the sentence Weve got

carpets, and curtains, and soft sheets!. Ask the
class to tap out the syllables for each word in
the sentence. Do the same with other
sentences.
l Read

l Ask

words with two syllables.
l Ask
the class to find the sentence Im very

pleased with you in the chapter. Discuss the
meaning.

Workbook.
l Finally,

read their parts.)
1 What did Pinocchio do every day? Why?

2 What did Pinocchio learn to make? What did
he do with them?
3 What did he use his money for?
4 Why did Pinocchio learn to do?
After reading
5 Where did Pinocchio meet the snail?
6 What did the snail tell Pinocchio about the

fairy?

7 What did Pinocchio give the snail? Why?

8 What did Geppetto ask Pinocchio when he
got back home without new clothes?
9 Why did Pinocchio make lots of baskets that
night?
1 How do you think Pinocchio felt when he

pulled up water from the well every day?
10 What did Pinocchio dream?

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2 Do you think Pinocchio enjoyed making

baskets? Why (not)?
l Discuss
the change in Pinocchio from a

puppet to a donkey and from a puppet to a
real boy. Ask Was the Land of Play a real place?
Why was it a good place for children to stay for a
long time? Why? Did the Land of Play give
Pinocchio what he wanted? Did it give Lampwick
what he wanted? What made Pinocchio a real
boy?
3 Do you think Pinocchio enjoyed reading?

Why (not)?
4 Why do you think the snail was on the road
to the market that day?
5 How do you think the fairy felt when she got
the money from Pinocchio?
l If

6 Why didnt Pinocchio tell Geppetto that he

gave his money to the snail?
7 What do you think Pinocchio thought when
he saw the new carpets, curtain, sheets and
clothes?
the young Geppetto?
9 What do you think Pinocchio and Geppetto
will do with the fifty pieces of gold?
10 Do you think their lives will change? Why
(not)?
l Ask
Why did the fairy change Pinocchio to a real

boy and Geppetto to a young man? Discuss this
statement: It pays to be hard-working and
honest.
l Play
the word-changing game. Write the

word strong on the board and ask the
children to read it. Rub out o and replace it
with i. Change the str to br, k, th, r,
w. Continue the game with other suitable
words from the text: write, dream, bed, real,
boy.
l Write
on the board another, basket, mirror,

young and ask the children to find the words
hiding inside each (basket: ask, as, a;
mirror: or; young: you). Do the same with
other words in the chapter.
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The Adventures of
Pinocchio
l Ask
the class to read the poem together.
l Ask
groups or individuals to read a verse of

the poem each.
Pages 58 and 59
After reading
l Ask
questions to check the childrens

understanding.
l Ask
children to give (and explain) their

opinions of the poem.
l Ask
about features of the poem the title, the

number of verses, words that rhyme, the
pattern of the rhyming words (end of every
two lines, except for the last two).
Before reading
l Read
the poems title. Ask What do you think

the poem is going to be about?
l Tell

pages 58 and 59. Explain that it is from the
Disney film, which is why Pinocchio looks
different. Give them a couple of minutes to
look carefully at the picture. Ask Who do you
see in the picture? What is Pinocchio doing?
During reading
l Read
the entire poem to the class.
l Read
it again, stopping to explain any

unfamiliar vocabulary.
Vocabulary notes
adventures a long journey that is exciting and
dangerous
heart
the part of your body that feels

love
how about what do you think of that?

that?
line
the string a fisherman uses to catch

fish
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All about puppets
l Discuss
the differences between the puppets.

Ask Which puppet is the simplest? Which ones
are the most difficult to make and why?
Pages 6063
l Ask
the children if any of them would like to

be a puppeteer. Ask the children to explain
their reasons.
Before reading
l Brainstorm
what the children already know

about puppets. Ask if anyone has ever made
a puppet.
During reading
l Read
the information text. Explain any

unfamiliar vocabulary as you do so.
l Draw
attention to the accompanying picture

to clarify the meaning of the text.
l Ask
individuals to read sections of the text.
After reading
l Ask
the children to close their books. Ask

them some simple questions about the text to
see what they can remember.
l Ask
Which puppets did you find most

interesting? Why?
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After reading the book

These questions are intended for oral use in class, but you may ask children for written responses
if you feel it is appropriate. There are written after-reading activities (a book review and character
profiles) on pages 22 to 24 of the Workbook.
Response to the story
Settings
l Ask
l Ask
l Talk
Moral issues and themes
Where did the story take place? Go

through the book with the class and ask
them to identify the setting of each
chapter.
Did you like the story? Why? Why not?

Did you think it was interesting, or boring?
Was it exciting, or too predictable? Which part
of the story did you like best? What did you
think of the ending?
about the way each chapter ended in
a thrilling way. Look back at some of the
chapter endings together. Ask Did this make
you want to read on? Talk about how this
technique is used elsewhere, such as in TV
soaps, where episodes often end with an
unresolved drama.
l Use
any of these themes from the story as

a basis for a class discussion:
Love: Discuss which characters in the
story loved Pinocchio and how they
showed their love for him.
Kindness: Discuss how Pinocchio showed
kindness towards others.
l Ask
Did you like the authors style? Do you

think she wrote well? Did she use exciting
words?
Hard work: Geppetto worked hard and he

was finally rewarded with a good son.
Pinocchio learned that the only way to
get money is through hard work. In the
end, this is what changed him into a
real boy.
Characters
l Ask
the children about the main story

characters. Did you like Pinocchio? Did you
like Geppetto? Which character did you not
like? Ask how the characters behaved:
What did you think of the owner of the puppet
theatre in Chapter 1? Did you think Pinocchio
was brave? Which animal in the story did you
like best? (See the activity on page24 of the
Workbook.)
Good behaviour and learning right from

wrong: The naughty boys wanted
Pinocchio to be naughty like them. But
every time Pinocchio was naughty, he
got punished. He learned that it was
much better to be a good boy.
Selfishness: The fox and the cat tricked
Pinocchio when they ate and slept at the
hotel and then left the next morning.
Pinocchio had to pay the bill. In the
end, their selfish behaviour was not
rewarded.
Plot
l Encourage
the class to re-tell the basic

story, in their own words. (See the activity
on page22 of the Workbook.)
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Pinocchio
Vocabulary
Bravery: Discuss when Pinocchio was

brave and what the result of his bravery
was. He did not like to see others suffer
even when it meant he would have to
suffer instead.
l Pick
one or more words from the active

vocabulary list for each chapter. Ask the
children if they can remember the
meanings of all the words.
Telling the truth: Discuss what happened

to Pinocchio when he told lies to the
good fairy. Explain that it is common for
parents to say to their children Your nose
is growing longer! when they lie. Discuss
what this means (everyone can see
when you are lying).
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Pinocchio
Follow-up ideas
Drama Encourage the children to act out
the story. Give individuals a role to play,
then ask them to mime their characters
actions as you read the story or play the
audio download.
Stealing The fox and the cat and the

two robbers all wanted Pinocchios money.
Discuss why people steal money from other
people. Ask the children what punishment
thieves should get when they are caught.
Art Make puppets in class. Make simple

finger puppets, shadow puppets or, if you
have time and resources, string puppets.
Let each child choose a character from the
story. Do not insist on there being only one
of each. Let the children enjoy making them,
and give them time to prepare and present a
short puppet show.
Money Ask the class if money ever grows

on trees. Discuss how adults get their money.
Explain why people put their money in
banks.
Danger In the story, Pinocchio faces some
dangerous situations. Talk about the ways
fire and water can be very dangerous.
Topic work Discuss why Pinocchio became
a real boy in the end. What did he have to
learn? Ask the children to think of how the
ending could have been different if Pinocchio
had not made the right choices.
Telling lies Discuss how telling lies can get

children (and adults!) into trouble. Ask the
children to recount any situations they have
had with people telling lies to them (or if
they wish, what happened when they told a
lie).
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Pinocchio
Glossary of vocabulary
The glossary below includes explanations for all the active and passive vocabulary introduced in
Pinocchio. Active vocabulary items are shown in italic print.
afraid worried that something bad might happen
almost nearly but not completely
alone no one else is with you
angry very annoyed
another one more person or thing of the same type as
before
arrive to get to a place, after having been somewhere
else
basket a container for carrying things, made from thin
pieces of wood
bill a piece of paper that shows how much money you
have to pay
both the two people or two things
bow to bend your body at the waist, especially to show
respect for someone
branch one of the parts of a tree that grows out of the
trunk
brave able to deal with danger without being frightened
bring to take something with you
bucket a round, open container with a handle
burn when a fire burns it produces light and heat
buy to get something by paying money for it
carpets a thick, soft cover on the floor
carriage a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by horses,
used before there were cars
carver someone who carves objects from stone or wood
cave a large hole in the side of a hill
clever good at learning or understanding things; skilful
cover to put one thing over another, in order to protect
or hide it
cricket a small insect that jumps and makes a loud
noise by rubbing its front wings together
crow a large black bird that makes a loud sound called
cawing
curtains long pieces of cloth that hang down and cover
a window
dangerous likely to cause harm
dare if you dare to do something, you are not afraid to
do it, even though it may be dangerous or shocking
or may cause trouble for you
donkey a grey or brown animal similar to a horse, but
smaller and with long ears; a stupid person
dream imaginary events you see when you are asleep
dry something that is dry has no water in it or on it
early near the beginning of a day; before the usual time;
opposite of late
empty containing nothing
fair reasonable and right
fairy an imaginary creature with magic powers that
looks like a small person with wings
falcon a bird that kills other birds and animals for food
and can be trained to hunt
field an area of land used for keeping animals or
growing food
fisherman someone who fishes
friend someone you know well and like, but who is not a
member of your family
furry covered with fur
grey between black and white in colour
ground the surface of the earth
guard something that helps to stop something bad from
happening
high in a position a long way above the ground
hoop a large ring used in a circus for animals to jump
through
hotel a building where you pay to stay in a room
huge very big
hungry the feeling you have when you need food
hurry to do something or move somewhere quickly
hurt to feel pain somewhere in your body
ill not healthy
inside within the inner part or area of something
kind behaving in a way that shows you care about other
people and want to help them
lift to move something to a higher position
lonely unhappy because you are alone or because you
have no friends
look after to take care of someone or something and
make certain that they have everything they need
lost not knowing where you are or how to get to where
you want to go
lovely very nice, attractive
market a public building or place where people sell
goods on tables called stalls
meet to come together in order to talk to someone who
you have arranged to see
mirror piece of special glass in which you can see
yourself or see what is behind you
moustache the hair that grows on a mans upper lip
naughty a naughty child behaves badly and does not do
what you ask them to
nearby near to
need if you need something, you must have it because it
is necessary
net a bag made of net fixed to a long stick, used for
catching fish, or other things
never at no time in the past or in the future
news information about things that have happened
recently
no longer used when something happened or was true
in the past but is not true now
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nothing not anything

obey to do what a law or a person says that you must do
on fire burning
orchard an area of land where fruit trees are grown
outside not inside a building
owl a large night bird with a big head and eyes and a
small sharp beak
owner someone who owns something
parrot a brightly coloured tropical bird that can be
taught to say a few words
pick to get flowers or fruit by breaking them off their
stems
pick up to lift someone or something up from a surface
piece part of something that has been broken or cut up
pigeon a brown or grey bird that often lives in cities
place somewhere
pocket a small bag inside of a piece of clothing used for
holding small objects
police station the building where the local police work
poor having little money and few possessions; a word
used for showing that you feel sorry for someone
proud feeling happy about your achievements, or about
people you know
pull to move someone or something towards you using
your hands
puppet a small model of a person or animal that you
can move by pulling wires or strings
purse a small bag for carrying money
push to move something away from you with your
hands
put to move something somewhere, especially using
your hands
reach to arrive somewhere
real not false
rest to spend a period of time relaxing or sleeping after
doing something tiring
rich having a lot of money
ringmaster someone who introduces the performers at a
circus
river water that flows towards the sea
rough not smooth
seashore a piece of land next to the sea, especially a
beach
shark a large fish with sharp teeth, which sometimes
attacks people
sharp a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end
that is pointed
sheets a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your
bed and use for lying on
short a short time does not last very long or seems to
pass quickly
shout to say something in a loud voice
smashed broke noisily into many pieces
snail a small animal that has a soft body, no legs, and a
hard shell on its back. Snails move very slowly.
sneeze to blow air loudly and suddenly out of your nose
splash if a liquid splashes, it moves or hits something

noisily
square an open area of land in the shape of a square,
usually with buildings around it
stage the part of a theatre where the actors or musicians
perform
stare to look at something directly for a long time
steal to take something that belongs to someone else
stomach the organ inside this part of your body where
food goes when you have eaten it
strange unusual
strong powerful
stuck pushed something long and thin into or through
something else
sure certain
surprise something you are not expecting
taste the flavour of something in your mouth when you
eat or drink it
tell lies to say things that are not true and you know are
not true
thirsty needing something to drink
torch a small electric light operated by batteries that
you hold in your hand.
trap a piece of equipment used for catching animals
trick to make someone believe something that is not
true
use to take an amount of money from your total
amount in order to spend it on a particular thing
wait to stay in one place because you expect or hope
that something will happen
watch to look at someone or something for a period of
time
water the clear liquid that falls as rain and is used for
things such as drinking
weasels a small thin animal with brown fur, short legs,
and a long tail that hunts its food
well a deep hole that is dug in the ground to provide a
supply of water
wet covered with water or another liquid
whisper to speak very quietly so only one or two people
can hear you
wide a large distance from one side to the other
wonderful extremely good
wood the main part of a tree that is used for making
things such as furniture
woodpeckers birds that makes holes in trees using their
long narrow beaks
work to do something that needs to be done that is often
not easy
world the place where we all live
wrong the opposite of right or correct
young opposite of old
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The Wonderful World of Words

Name
Date
Book Title
Word
Chapter
Meaning
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Pinocchio

Introducing the book

The contents page

the children to turn to the contents page.

up the cover. Read the books title to

How many chapters are there? Read the

about the picture. Ask Is this a real boy?

What do you think the story is going to be

out that at the end of the book there is

The title page

attention to the border pictures. Ask

questions about each chapter title to

the children to turn to the title page. Ask

Chapter 8: What animal are you going to

up your own book and point to the

the children to do the related activity on

that the story has been adapted

You can play the audio download of

hungry and angry end in ngry

rhymes with wave

ur, er and ir spellings can sound

note that the adjective lone has

the aught sounds like ought

two meanings are used in the text:

piece and peace are homophones;

note the pp in the middle;

stare and stair are homophones

note the oo; wood and would are

the active vocabulary (see Teachers

the children to do the activities on

the title of Chapter 1 again. Ask Who do

the children to look at the picture on

the children to look at the picture on

how the pictures can help the reader

Stage 1 comprehension (literal)

Ask the questions orally, or set them as

the children to look at the picture on

1 Was Geppetto a wood carver with a lot of

2 What did Geppetto carve from a piece of

3 Why did Geppetto want Pinocchio to live

the children if they have ever seen a film

4 What did Pinocchios eyes do?

8 Who said, Stop shouting at that poor

the chapter expressively to the class (or

9 Where did the policeman take Geppetto?

whichever of the following options is

12 What did Pinocchio want the cricket to do?

Read the chapter again and encourage the

13 What did the cricket say to Pinocchio?

Read the chapter again, a paragraph at a

15 What did Pinocchio say he wanted to do and

Do not read again yourself. Ask groups or

16 What did the cricket tell Pinocchio he must

(or play) the chapter again, a

18 What did Pinocchio see when he woke up?

Explorers 4: Pinocchio Teachers Notes

21 What did Pinocchio tell Geppetto he will do?

Stage 2 comprehension (extension)

23 How did Geppetto make the clothes for