1. Harry the Clever Spider By Julia Jarman & Charlie Fowkes1
Before Reading: 2
Making Connections 3
Reading Fluently
Look at the front cover.
Do you think this is a fiction or a non-fiction book?
How do you think Harry the Spider might be clever? Write down 2 ideas of clever things he might do.
Find a partner. First one partner reads p 6-8. Then the next partner reads p 6-8.
Make your reading sound exciting.
Help your partner with tricky words.
1. What was Mum looking for?
Harry helped Clare find something they had lost. Think of a time you lost something.
What did you lose?
Who helped you to find it?
Where was it? 4
Answer This! 6
Making Connections 5
Harry the Clever Spider
By Julia Jarman & Charlie Fowkes
(Big Cats)
If you have a pet, think about your pet. If you do not have a pet, think about a pet you would like to have.
Where was Clare going to keep Harry?
Where would you keep your pet?
What tricks can Harry do?
What tricks would you like to teach your pet?
Where did Clare find Harry?
Why did they need to go to the dentist?
Where did Mum and Dad tell Clare to put Harry the spider?
Where did Clare put Harry?
How did Harry help the family? 7
Figure it out 8
Exploring Words 9
Picture This!
Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns.
Read p 6. Write down the 3 adjectives Charlie uses to describe Harry
Read p 21. Write down the 4 adjectives that Clare uses to describe Harry
Look at p This is a poster to describe the helpful things Harry can do.
Imagine a pet that can help you do things
Design a poster about this pet
Include 3 helpful things your pet can do
Colour your poster
Re-read page 7. Why do you think Clare named her spider ‘Harry’?

2. Harry the Clever Spider1
Before Reading: 2
Making Connections 3
Reading Fluently
I can
Make connections between something in my book and something that happened to me
Write about the connections I’ve made
I can
Take turns with a partner
Use punctuation to help me read with expression
Answer my question
I can
Look at the front cover and decide if my book is fiction or non-fiction
Write down 2 ideas about how Harry the Spider might be clever 4
Answer This! 5 6
Making Connections
Harry the Clever Spider
Success Criteria
I can
Make connections between something in my book and something that I could do
Write about the connections I’ve made
Answer my questions
I can
Read my book carefully
Answer questions about my story 7
Figure it out? 8
Exploring Words 9
Picture This!
I can
Identify the adjectives that Charlie and Clare used to describe Harry
Write the adjectives down
I can
Use what I know to help me understand something that happened in my story.
I can
Design a poster about a helpful pet
Use the poster on p to help me
Write down 3 helpful things this pet can do
Colour my poster