Hattie’s Ferry Day: 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.

timetable: A list showing when journeys or events begin and end.
journey: Travel from one place to another.
wharf: A place beside the water where boats stop for people or goods.
remained: Was still left.
sheltered: Protected from wind or weather.

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, the method the characters tried and the evidence that their solution worked. Draw a timeline from 10:35 through 11:00 to 11:20. Label jumps of 25 and 20 minutes. Combine them as 45 and check by adding forward from the departure time.