This thoughtful reflection activity is the perfect companion to a reading of The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell. Designed to help students make personal connections with the story, this task supports comprehension, emotional literacy and narrative engagement.

How to Complete

Students begin by identifying a situation from the book that they have experienced themselves - such as feeling lost, missing someone or needing to be brave. They will then write about their own memory of that situation and explain how it reminds them of the characters or events in the story.

This activity helps students explore big themes in the book, including:

1. Feeling different or like you don’t belong
2. Being lost or separated from a loved one
3. Missing someone you care about
4. Being far from home
5. Building trust with someone new
6. Being brave in a tricky situation.

Templates in both 12mm and 9mm line width options are provided.  

Additional Tips

1. Model a response as a class using a shared personal story.
2. Use a think-pair-share discussion before writing to help students verbalise their connections.
3. Combine this task with a character profile activity for a deeper understanding of motivation and growth.

This resource supports students in building empathy, connecting texts to their own lives, and reflecting on the universal themes within The Truck Cat.

This resource is part of our The Truck Cat: Book PACKAGE.