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Upside-Down Jellies
Fun Stuff to Do
The Traveling Banana
"Banana and the New Kid"
Banana the cat started out in the home his family had just bought. He ended up in a neighbor's basement. Where did Banana travel on his way to the basement? Why was he gone a whole week?
Click to see a pretend map of Banana's new neighborhood. You can see his house and the house where he hid. What route do you think he took to get there? Did he go in a straight line or did he wander around?
If you print the map, you can draw the path that you think Banana took. You can show more than one possibility if you want, by drawing paths in different colors. You can even color the whole map.
If you also print these questions, you can write your opinions about what happened to Banana. Your answers may be right! No one knows except Banana!
Questions:
How do you think Banana got out of his house?
Why didn't Banana sit outside his front door and meow till someone let him in?
Do you think Banana tried to go home during his week out? What happened?
Which places in the neighborhood did Banana probably enjoy?
Which places may have scared him?
Which was Banana's favorite place and why?
Did people see Banana walking around the neighborhood? If so, what did they think he was doing?
Why did Banana decide to jump into the basement?
How long do you think Banana hid in the basement?
When Banana finally left his hiding place, he ran across the neighbors' yards to his house. Do you think he followed the curve of the street? Or did he cut through the yards and gardens across the street?
If you were a cat, where in this neighborhood would you hide?
Click to see the pretend map of Banana's new neighborhood.
Click to see a pretend map of Banana's new neighborhood. You can see his house and the house where he hid. What route do you think he took to get there? Did he go in a straight line or did he wander around?
If you print the map, you can draw the path that you think Banana took. You can show more than one possibility if you want, by drawing paths in different colors. You can even color the whole map.
If you also print these questions, you can write your opinions about what happened to Banana. Your answers may be right! No one knows except Banana!
Questions:
How do you think Banana got out of his house?
Why didn't Banana sit outside his front door and meow till someone let him in?
Do you think Banana tried to go home during his week out? What happened?
Which places in the neighborhood did Banana probably enjoy?
Which places may have scared him?
Which was Banana's favorite place and why?
Did people see Banana walking around the neighborhood? If so, what did they think he was doing?
Why did Banana decide to jump into the basement?
How long do you think Banana hid in the basement?
When Banana finally left his hiding place, he ran across the neighbors' yards to his house. Do you think he followed the curve of the street? Or did he cut through the yards and gardens across the street?
If you were a cat, where in this neighborhood would you hide?
Click to see the pretend map of Banana's new neighborhood.