Snaps: Lesson 1
Home and friends
Vocabulary
home – hem
forest – skog
seasons – årstider
twins – tvillingar
party – fest
library – bibliotek
stories – berättelser
The Magical, Musical Ice Tree
I am Hemved.
I am the biggest tree in the great North Forest.
I stand under the stars.
I stand on the Earth.
I am as old as the sea.
I am as big as a mountain.
I am as strong as a rock.
I am Hemved. I am the home tree.
Chapter 1: Whippersnappers are Snaps
The Whippersnappers are as big as squirrels.
Whippersnappers is a long name. Their other name is Snaps.
Snaps live in Hemved.
Hemved is the biggest tree in the great North Forest.
Snaps have two tails. They have a bottom tail and a head tail.
In Autumn, Snaps find food. They love berries! Blueberries, raspberries and cloudberries! Snaps collect and dry mushrooms. Dry mushrooms are good to eat all year.
In Winter, Snaps sing songs and read books.
In Spring, Snaps clean and make mushroom soup.
In summer, Snaps play games and put flowers on their tails. They love to jump into lakes.
Under Hemved is a big library. Griselda is a hedgehog. She is the librarian.
Snaps write the stories of the forest. Thousands of stories.
Chapter 2: Four friends
From left to right. This is Boo, Beck, Fex and Velamsund. You can call Velamsund, Vel.
Boo and Beck are twins.
Vel loves to learn.
Fex loves music.
The twins love playing with ducks.
It is winter.
In three days is the longest night of the year.
The Snaps have a big party – the Deep Winter Party.
At the Deep Winter party, Snaps eat lots of food, dance to music and play lots of fun games.
That’s it for now. Next lesson we will go to the magical ice tree, and something strange will happen!
Now, think and create and check what you understand …
1. What is a “forest”?
A) A big city
B) A place with lots of trees
C) A kind of animal
2. What does “twins” mean?
A) Two people born at the same time
B) Two best friends
C) Two teachers
3. What happens at a “party” in the story?
A) They sleep
B) They work
C) They eat, dance and play
Big Question
If Hemved is a home for everyone, who does a home belong to?
Language Task
Write 4–5 sentences:
“In Hemved there is…”
Creative Task
Draw your own home tree or safe place.
Label at least five things in English.
Big Thought
“Today we met a tree that feels. Can a place care about you? Can you care about a place?”