Florence’s Book Stand: 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.

stand: A support made to hold something.
sloping: Going up or down at an angle.
base: The bottom part that rests on a surface.
lip: A raised edge that can stop something sliding.
balanced: Steady, with its weight safely supported.

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

An adult helps make a low card stand for a lightweight picture book. Compare a flat base with one that has a broad raised front edge.