Possum Magic, by Mem Fox by Laura W. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx What do we know about Opossum? KWL Chart en-us 2017-08-07 18:27:42 UTC 2025-10-26 02:17:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png Where in the world do they live? waldsmithl https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293205 2017-08-07 18:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293205 What do they eat? waldsmithl https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293206 2017-08-07 18:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293206 How to they sleep? waldsmithl https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293207 2017-08-07 18:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293207 Opossum can live in many places as long as their ecosystem provides food, shelter, and water. waldsmithl https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293208 2017-08-07 18:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/180293208 I think opossum think they are invisible just like Hush was in the book. I can see them, but they pretend really hard NOT to see me. waldsmithl https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196053795 This is a text to self connection.]]> 2017-10-11 14:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196053795 Corey at La Farge says they climb trees https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196419118 2017-10-12 13:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196419118 Abby in 1st grade says they can play dead https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196419815 2017-10-12 13:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196419815 Felix says they hang upside down. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196420777 2017-10-12 13:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196420777 Blake at La Farge says they can live in trees. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196421300 2017-10-12 13:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196421300 Chloe says when opossum see humans, they play dead. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196421644 2017-10-12 13:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196421644 Where do they sleep? https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196422843 2017-10-12 13:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196422843 Hush didn't mind being invisible at first, but was happy when Grandma Poss changed her back. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196434784 2017-10-12 14:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196434784 Chloe wants to know if possums are really magic? https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196436907 2017-10-12 14:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196436907 James wants to know why possums ears are big but their faces are small. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196438035 2017-10-12 14:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196438035 Abby wonders if possums steal food like raccoons do? https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196438513 2017-10-12 14:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196438513 Blake is wondering if possums eat shoes...we really hope they don't. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196440728 2017-10-12 14:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196440728 The possum living at Faith's grandpa's house don't want to move out. They think his house is their house. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196441600 2017-10-12 14:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196441600 Opossum sleeping in a tree https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196450107 2017-10-12 14:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196450107 Maddy from La Farge said that her mom rescued a baby possum. It hissed at her when she tried to pick it up. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196459324 After my mom rescued the possum, I got to hold it and help take care of it. We had it for two years.]]> 2017-10-12 14:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196459324 Dezzi saw a possum in the movie Over the Hedge and then when she got home, she saw one playing dead. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196460985 2017-10-12 14:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196460985 Daisy in second grade says possum babies stay with their moms for a few months as they begin to grow. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196461808 2017-10-12 14:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196461808 Andrew says that grown up humans like his dad can help rescue wild possum babies when their moms cannot take care of them. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196462336 2017-10-12 14:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196462336 Daisy wants to know how long opossum can live. Do you know? https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196474415 2017-10-12 15:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196474415 If an opossum hurts or breaks off part of its tail, will it grow back like it does with some lizards? https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196474703 2017-10-12 15:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196474703 Mathew's sharing connection for Mem Fox. https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196476435 One time Mathew found a dead possum at his house. He found it in some tall grass in the yard behind the barn. ]]> 2017-10-12 15:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196476435 Gunnar asks how to opossum protect themselves? https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196477998 2017-10-12 15:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196477998 Makayla really likes possums. waldsmithl https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196479587 2017-10-12 15:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/196479587 Rosie and Kaiden want to know why Hush went invisible and if real ones can, too? smcgurran https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/197569237 2017-10-16 20:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/197569237 Our class thinks that Opossum are adorable creatures. smcgurran https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/197569461 2017-10-16 20:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/197569461 Opossum answer: We are sorry to say that we think real opossum cannot be invisible. waldsmithl https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/198695252 We know they are really good at playing dead and hiding. They also like to hide in trees by hanging by their tails.]]> 2017-10-19 14:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/waldsmithl/hslx03324tx/wish/198695252