Charlie’s Water Channel: 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.

channel: A path that guides water along it.
join: The place where pieces meet.
overlap: Cover part of one piece with another.
slope: A surface that goes down or up.
roots: The parts of a plant that take up water from the soil.

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

An adult sets broad channels low over a tray. Pour a little water and watch the route. Try overlapping the ends and supporting a dip.