A Table for Eight: Activities

Read the story, then choose an answer. You can talk, point, sign or use a communication device. Ask for reading help if you need it.

Vocabulary

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

ingredients: The foods used to make a dish.
allergy: A condition in which a particular substance can cause a harmful reaction.
route: A way through or between places.
confirms: Checks and says that something is correct.
separately: Apart from the others.

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

Retell the main events in order. Explain how a character’s view changes, using something they say or do as evidence. Which detail matters most to the ending, and why?