A Bridge for the Beetle: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 1. An adult reads the questions and clues aloud. Children can talk, point, sign or choose an answer. For Jumbled Words, show the matching vocabulary word and build it together; an adult can model the word before children build it.

Vocabulary

Read these five words from the story. Talk about what they mean.

beetle: A small insect with a hard outer covering.
puddle: A small pool of water on the ground.
bridge: Something that lets you cross over a gap or water.
stick: A small piece of wood.
stones: Small pieces of rock.

Jumbled Words

Use the clue to make a word from the story. Drag the letters with a mouse or finger, or tap a letter and then a space.

Put the story in order

Drag the pictures into order from first to last with a mouse or finger. Or tap a picture, then tap where it should go. Use arrow keys to move a focused picture.

Tell the story

Use the three pictures to retell the beginning, problem and ending. Explain what changed and how the characters helped. You can talk, point, sign or draw.