Edward’s Garden Dance: 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.

curled: Bent round into a small shape.
separate: Apart from one another.
reaches: Stretches towards something.
pause: Stop for a little while.
sway: Move gently from side to side.

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

Clear a safe space. Choose small, growing and open shapes, including seated movements if useful. Pause between them and let each child choose their own plant.