Freddie’s Magnet Maze: 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.

force: A push or pull that can affect motion.
orientation: The direction in which something is positioned.
poles: The two ends of a magnet where its effect is strongest.
attract: Pull towards each other.
repel: Push away from each other.

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 maze problem, the pole comparisons and how the children use an attracting force.