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Harriet’s Garden Guest: Activities

Read the story, then choose an answer. You can talk, point, sign or use a communication device. Ask for reading help if you need it.

Vocabulary

Read these five words from the story. Talk about what they mean.

frightened
Made to feel afraid.
visitor
Someone who comes to a place for a time.
whispers
Speaks very quietly.
shelter
A place that gives protection.
disappears
Moves out of sight.

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

Tell the beginning, the problem, what the characters tried and how the story ended. Explain why their plan helped. Use words and pictures to support your ideas. Talk about a similar experience of your own.

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