Oscar’s Paper Fox
Shared Reading Books · Arts · Year 1Oscar is making a fox from coloured paper. He lays a big orange shape on his sheet. “He needs somewhere to go,” Oscar tells Aunt Jo.
He adds two ears and a long tail. Then he tears brown paper into trees. The trees are tall, and Oscar wants his fox to run between them.
Oscar puts a broad tree in front of the fox. It hides most of the orange body. “I have lost him,” he says, lifting the tree again.
Aunt Jo looks at the loose pieces. “You can move them before they stick,” she says. Oscar tries the tree at the edge. Now the fox seems to be running away.
He moves the tree behind the fox instead. The orange body shows again, but the tail is still hidden. Oscar turns the tail so its tip peeps out.
On the other side, he places a small brown bush. The fox looks as if it is coming out of the trees. “He is on his way,” says Oscar.
Aunt Jo asks where he might be going. Oscar tears a small cream shape and sets it near a dark tree. “A friend is waiting there,” he says.
He chooses the arrangement he likes and begins to glue. Aunt Jo helps hold the large sheet. Oscar presses each shape with the flat of his hand.
When the picture is ready, Oscar tells its story. His fox has crossed the woods to visit a friend. Aunt Jo follows the route with her finger in the air.
“What happens next?” she asks. Oscar grins. He finds another sheet of paper. This time, the fox and his friend will have somewhere new to go together.