Alice’s Ice Rescue: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 2. 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; children do not need to read independently.

Vocabulary

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

insulation: Material or layers that slow the movement of energy as heat
melt: To change from a solid into a liquid
surroundings: The things and conditions around something
compare: To look for similarities and differences
result: What happened during an investigation

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

Explain the problem, the comparison and the result. Describe how Alice used the idea on her picnic.