Finn’s Safe Shortcut: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 4. 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.

route: A way used to travel from one place to another.
barrier: Something that prevents or makes access difficult.
surfaces: The outside or top layers that people move over or touch.
observed: Noticed directly by looking or experiencing.
access: The ability to reach, enter or use a place.

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

Retell the beginning, the problem, the choices and the outcome. Explain a character’s decision using evidence from the story. Compare two viewpoints and suggest another possible choice.