George’s Ticket Tin: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 3. 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.

tickets: Small cards used to enter an event.
bundle: A group of things held together.
record: A note kept so information can be remembered.
total: The amount altogether.
matched: Were the same.

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 story in order. Explain the problem, what the characters tried and how they checked. Model 27 and 15 with tens bundles and single sticks. Combine the ones, exchange ten ones for a ten and explain 42. Check by adding ten and then five.