Elizabeth’s Friday Plan: Activities

Shared Reading · Ages 9–12. 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.

overnight: Lasting through one night.
disappointment: Sadness when something hoped for does not happen.
possible: Able to happen or be tried.
particular: One specific thing or occasion.
undecided: Not yet settled or chosen.

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

Discuss a cancelled plan without demanding cheerfulness or an immediate replacement. Separate care for another person from the right to feel disappointed, and avoid promising a new date too soon.