The Truck Cat Printables Dive into The Truck Cat by Frenkel and Snell with this print-and-go activity pack designed to build comprehension, vocabulary, sequencing skills, and creative responses! These thoughtfully crafted templates and printables help students to explore the text deeply while making reading fun and interactive. This text is the National Simultaneous Storytime text for May 2025.

What’s Inside The Truck Cat Printables?

Pre-Reading Activities:

• Predict the story from the cover
• Make early predictions after two pages
• Interactive flap page for recording thoughts

Vocabulary Exploration:

• Alphabet Key Activity
• Word Wall for collecting keywords and phrases
• “A Truck Cat is-has-can” organiser
• Vocabulary Detective task
• Descriptive word list for cats

Sequencing & Retelling Tools:

• Beginning, middle, and end sorting
• “Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then” graphic organizer
• First, Next, Then, After That, Finally framework
• Ordering events (with answer sheet)
• Sentence-building exercises
• Writing adjectives & descriptions
• Recount writing prompts

Print & Go Comprehension Activities:

• Identify key events & main ideas
• Explore different types of cat homes
• Compare & contrast characters
• Identify story problems and solutions
• Write a sequel to The Truck Cat
• Break down story elements
• Keep a Truck Cat Diary

Book Report & Writing Tasks:

• Deepen your understanding with our book report template

Craft Tasks

• Two cat-themed crafts with step-by-step instructions & photos

Writing a Persuasive Text

Writing rubrics & planners included for:

· Persuasive writing prompts like:

“Should cats ride in vehicles?”

“Are cats the best pets?”

Whether you’re leading a whole-class discussion, facilitating a reading group, or setting up an independent literacy station, this resource gives students the tools to analyse, respond, and create—all while having fun!

The Truck Cat Printables are Ready to Print & Use Today!

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