The Hodgeheg

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The busy road is a dangerous barrier but Max notices that humans seem to cross it quite easily. If they can, why can’t hedgehogs? So Max sets out on a quest to find a safe way to reach the Park. Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB

Your Year 2 / Year 3 class will look at the word used within context and meanings and also applied to new contexts. We have differentiated the resource so you can choose the best resource for your Year 2 and Year 3 groups.The above video may be from a third-party source. We accept no responsibility for any videos from third-party sources. Please let us know if the video is no longer working. The Hodgehog is an endearing and very readable little story told from Max' persective. It has the added bonus of re enforcing issues of road safety to its readers and listeners.

Still determined to fulfil his mission, Max discovers the best way to cross the road - with the help of the lollipop lady and some careful detective work . . . Read more DetailsSuitable for children working towards/at the expected standard in Y3/4, the questions are closely linked to the National Curriculum and therefore adequately develop their comprehension skills. It can be used as a guided reading text, an assessment piece or as an introduction to the text in general. This resource aimed at year 2 focuses on adding in adjectives to complete the sentences within the passage.

The Hodgeheg’ is the story of Max, a young hedgehog who wants to play in the park; his only obstacle is a busy road. When he tries to cross the road he ends up with a bump on his head, which confuses him, and he begins to say everything all jumbled up. He is determined to reach the park where there is lots of juicy food like worms so he begins to watch the humans crossing. First he see’s that when the man turns green all the humans cross. So one day he readies himself at the edge of the path and when the man turns green he tries to run across the road. He is halfway across, but then the humans from the other side approach and he gets pushed around and is unable to get to the other side. Finally he see’s the lollipop lady and with the help of his family they all cross safely together. The pictures add extra charm to the book and help the children relate to the characters in the book. The Hodgeheg’ is a story about an intelligent hedgehog named ‘Max’. Max lives in the garden of 5A with ‘Pa Hedgehog’, ‘Ma Hedgehog’, and his three sisters, ‘Peony Hedgehog’, ‘Penny Hedgehog’ and ‘Petunia Hedgehog’.

One day Max's poor aunty tries, without success, to reach the park.She is hit by a car. This spurs Max on to investigate how humans cross the road safely. His first attempt results in a bump on the head and Max starts to muddle up his words and loses his direction. This leads to some very humorous language which children love. In the end detemined Max finds a way for hedgehogs to cross safely, with the help of a lollipop lady! Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but it’s on the wrong side of the road from the Park where there’s a beautiful lily pond and plenty of juicy slugs, worms and snails!

Your class must find the different sounds from the phases in phonics from the words in the passage. The busy road is dangerous but Max is determined to make his way across. If humans can do it, why can’t hedgehogs? This is a charming story about a hedgehog Max who is determined to find a safe way for his family and loved ones to cross a busy road that's separating the garden where his family lives from a local park. Several members of his Ma's family didn't make it when trying to cross. Max sets out to find a safe crossing which is proving to be difficult and dangerous, however he's determined not to give up. On one of his attempts he gets a bump to the head by a cyclist which results in his words all mixed up when he tries to speak - and he becomes a "hodgeheg".Your Year 2 / Year 3 class will add in the capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks. The plot isn't terrible in this one. There are some moments that could be fun to read aloud to a small child. It is just bland. The main character doesn't stand out and the supporting characters are hard to remember. This is a good story of road safety and overcoming obstacles, which I used with year 3 which they enjoyed and were able to access easily as a class with it being read to them. I think this would be suitable for either year 3 or 4 and could also be used for independent reading and curriculum support in PSHE for things such as road safety and overcoming obstacles. Through his career, King-smith write over 100 books that were translated across 12 different languages! So, if you enjoyed this story, there are plenty more to choose from. Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family across the road from a park. He and his family have spent their lives dreaming about reaching the park, but are prevented from doing so by the main road which they are unable to cross.