Ben’s Floating Boat: Activities

Shared Reading · Ages 3–4. 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.

boat: A small toy made to go on water.
water: The liquid in the shallow tray.
stone: A hard piece of rock.
floats: Stays up on the water.
sinks: Goes down in the water.

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 pictures to tell what happened first, next and last. Show what changed. What did Ben notice? Children may point, gesture, sign or talk with an adult.