Billy’s Rolling Ball: 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.

ball: Something round to roll and play with.
roll: To move by turning over and over.
hand: The part of your body used to hold things.
stick: A long piece of wood.
play: To have fun with a toy or game.

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 three pictures to tell what happened first, next and at the end. An adult can help with the words.