Hooray For Hoppy By Tim Hopgood

Hooray for Hoppy by Tim Hopgood is the first book about the five senses. When Hoppy the rabbit woke up bright and early, he sniffed the fresh air, jumped out of his rabbit hole, and saw that the ground was covered in snow. “Too cold,” he said, and he hopped back into bed. So the next morning, when Hoppy jumped out of his rabbit hole, the grass felt very crunchy. “Too icy.” He said, and he hopped back into bed. After a few days, Hoppy woke up earlier than he usually does and he discovered some wonderful things throughout the world. Hoppy was very happy because today was the day that spring has arrived. He hopped all the way down the hill to see if he was right about spring being here. Hoppy screamed, “Hooray!” He used all five senses to sniff
the fresh air, listen to the birds singing, smelt the pretty flowers that have blossomed, he watched the lambs in the meadow, tasted the fresh green grass, and he felt the warm ground with his feet. Hoppy couldn’t wait to spend some time with his friends, but unfortunately, when he got to the top of the hill, there was no one there. So, he decided to stomp his feet as loud as possible. A short while later, all his rabbit friends came out of their rabbit holes and all the rabbits shouted, “Hooray!” They were excited that spring has sprung. For an extension activity relating to the book, the children can recall something that the Hoppy heard, smelt, saw, tasted, and touched. Once they have recalled one of the five senses, they have to use that sense when they are at home. Then the following morning, they will have an opportunity to write down what they heard, smelt, saw, tasted, or touched and their experiences.