Alice’s Rain Music: 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; children do not need to read independently.

Vocabulary

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

drum: An instrument with a surface you tap.
gentle: Soft and careful.
steady: Keeping an even pace.
instruments: Things used to make music.
pause: A short time with no sound or movement.

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

With an adult, explore a comfortable volume on two safe instruments. Choose a start and stop signal and make a short musical story with a quiet ending.