Stage 4: House for Sale – Discussion prompts

• Why has Dad stopped to look at this house?

• Do you like this house? Why?

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House for Sale: text © Roderick Hunt 1986; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1986.  The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the characters.  Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.

• How do you think Mum and Dad feel about the house?

• What problems do you notice with the house?

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House for Sale: text © Roderick Hunt 1986; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1986.  The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the characters.  Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.

•What do you think the family will have to do to the house when they move in?

•Look at the pictures to find evidence for your answer.

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House for Sale: text © Roderick Hunt 1986; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1986.  The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the characters.  Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.

• Look what Kipper has found in the garden! Talk about what might be inside the tree house with a partner.

• What games would you like to play in the tree house?

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House for Sale: text © Roderick Hunt 1986; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1986.  The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the characters.  Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.

• What do you think the children like and dislike about their new house?

• Moving house is an exciting and worrying time. Talk to a friend about a time you or someone you know moved house.

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House for Sale: text © Roderick Hunt 1986; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1986.  The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the characters.  Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.