Beatrice’s Easy Zip: 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.

zip: A fastening with interlocking teeth.
pull: The part of a zip that is held to move it.
tab: A short piece added to make something easier to hold.
grip: Hold something firmly.
attachment: The way one part is fixed to another.

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

Compare an ordinary zip pull with an adult-prepared short broad tab on a spare garment. Invite the user to test it and say what feels comfortable.