Our Fox: Homonym & Homophone Hunt resource is based on the picture book, Fox by Australian author Margaret Wild. It allows students to demonstrate their understanding of homonyms and homophones. The science of reading has proven that teaching semantics concepts, such as the meaning of words in different contexts, helps improve students’ reading and writing.

To complete this task, students will read a variety of homonyms and homophones in the context of the text, determine each word’s meaning and record its match. Students will have the opportunity to show their understanding through writing definitions and sentences, drawing illustrations and solving puzzles.

Please note that we have included answers to the puzzles in red at the end of the document.