Fox's Socks: questions to ask and activities to try
Poor old Fox has lost his socks. Are they in the kitchen, under the stairs or hidden in a chest? Lift the flaps to help him find them. A Tales from Acorn Wood story.
What age is Fox's Socks for?
Fox's Socks is best for ages 1–4.
Fox's Socks (Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler)
- Age
- 1-4
- Best for
- Lift-the-flap searching for toddlers
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Let your child lift each flap and say whether the socks are there. Then go on your own hunt for something lost around the house.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 1–4 (nursery)
- What they'll enjoy
- Poor old Fox has lost his socks. Are they in the kitchen, under the stairs or hidden in a chest? Lift the flaps to help him find them. A Tales from Acorn Wood story.
- Helps with
- Lift-the-flap searching for toddlers
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Searching and finding
- Words for places (in, under, behind)
- Rhyme
- Patience
Comprehension and discussion questions for Fox's Socks
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What had Fox lost?”
- “Where did he look first?”
- “What did he find instead?”
- “Where were the socks in the end?”
- “Have you ever lost something? Where did you find it?”
- “Where do your socks live?”
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5-minute activities to try together
Sock hunt
Hide a pair of socks somewhere in a room and give clues using in, on, under and behind until your child finds them.
Sock puppet
Turn an odd sock into a fox puppet with a felt-pen face and act out the story.
Fox's Socks activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
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- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Fox's Socks, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about searching and finding.
A 20-minute session for ages 1–4 (nursery), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Let your child lift each flap and say whether the socks are there. Then go on your own hunt for something lost around the house.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “What had Fox lost?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Sock hunt. Hide a pair of socks somewhere in a room and give clues using in, on, under and behind until your child finds them. Children who finish early can try Sock puppet.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Fox's Socks activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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- Best for
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- Age
- 0-4
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 29 October 2026
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