Pre Reading Questions

1. Sometimes rules are created that are unfair to certain groups of people and are designed to benefit only those people that created the rules. Can you think of any rules like this?
2. What might you try to do when you see rules that are designed to exclude certain groups of people? What type of collaboration might be needed to change unfair or unjust rules?  
3. How does it feel when you collaborate with others? Is it always easy and successful? What are some important ideas to remember when working together? 
4. This book has a lot of puns and alliteration, which is when a series of words all have the same starting sound. For example, “slippery slurps” is an alliteration because both words start with the “sl” sound. An example of a pun would be turning “pens” into “penne.” Working together as a group, listen for all the alliteration and puns that you hear. Have one or two people make a tally of all the alliteration and puns you hear in the book.

Post Reading Questions

1. What types of collaboration and working together did you see in Noodlephant?
2. What things were Noodlephant and his friends able to do together as a group that they could not have done on their own?
3. Were the rules that the kangaroos made fair to Noodlephant or her friends? What happened when the animals worked together? 
4. Both Noodlephant and Freedom Soup showed groups of people who worked together to fight for their rights and freedom. Why is it important to have groups of people collaborating together to fight for their rights? Is that something that can be done alone?