Daisy’s Farm Gate: 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.

gate: A part of a fence that opens and closes.
hinge: A join that lets a door or gate turn.
flexible: Able to bend without breaking easily.
gap: An open space between things.
trims: Cuts a small piece off an edge.

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, attach a broad card toy gate to a low card fence using a wide tape hinge. Compare a top hinge with a side hinge and check room underneath.