“Ahhh!” Said Stork

• Read the book to your child
• Together, have a guessing game – I wonder what is inside the egg?
• Can you remember some of the animals that try to break the egg?
• Together talk about the different ways the animals used to try and break the egg
• How would you break the egg?
• Talk together about your favourite animal in the book
• Count how many animals tried to break the egg
• Why did the animals all run away?
• How does the story end?

Beyond “Ahhh!” Said Stork

• Do you eat eggs at home?
  Hens eggs are usually fragile and delicate.
• Together talk about what these words mean (‘fragile’, ‘delicate’)
• Together, find out some facts about crocodiles.

Useful Websites for “Ahhh!” Said Stork story

Harry Roberts Nursery School – “Ahhh!” Said Stork

BBC Bitesize – Animals that lay eggs