Dylan’s Waiting Thought: Activities

Shared Reading · Ages 5–8. 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.

circle: A group sitting around a shared space.
grip: The way a hand holds something.
curved: Bent smoothly rather than straight.
remember: Keep something in mind or bring it back to mind.
thought: An idea in someone’s mind.

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

Practise keeping an idea with a quick drawing, object, word or adult reminder. Make speaking turns flexible and offer a way to signal when remembering is difficult.