Harry’s Plant Stand: 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.

seedlings: Young plants grown from seeds.
shelves: Flat surfaces used to hold things.
rows: Straight lines of things side by side.
array: Objects arranged in equal rows and columns.
gently: Carefully, without rough movement.

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. Arrange twelve counters in three rows of four. Count in fours, then turn the mat and count four rows of three. Write or say both matching totals.