Henry’s Bending Arm: 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.

puppet: A model character moved by a person.
joint: A place where bones meet.
hinge: A joining part that lets something swing.
muscles: Body tissues that contract to create pulling forces.
contracting: Becoming shorter and producing a pull.

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 puppet problem, the changes Henry makes and what the model teaches him.