Happy Hens Reading

Happy Hens by Pat Quinn

School Journal Part 1, Number 3, 1997

WALT: Make evaluations and build vocabulary

SC: Make evaluations about free range foods Use smart strategies to understand unknown words

HOME ACTIVITY: Tonight ask Mum/dad/caregiver what they think/know about free range meat and eggs.

This will help you answer the Q's

1. Why are the hens on Zachary’s farm called Free range hens?Free Range means that the hens can rome around and have their own free space.

2. “Free range hens have a good life” SHARE

List your reasons for why you do or do not agree with this statement

I agree with this statement because ...	I disagree with this statement because ...
I agree Hens do have a good life because they have no one to boss around.	I Disagree

3. Record the words you didn’t know before. Add a picture or sentence to describe what they mean.

Cooped (p.16)	Cooped means that when you are surrounded  by people
yolks (p.16)	The yellow thing inside the egg is the yorlk
perch (p.12)	Perch is like a bench where eggs lay their eggs Which do you prefer? Free -range or caged eggs? Why? Explain your answer. I would Prefer caged eggs because they are cipher.