Imogen’s Shape Shelter: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 1. 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.

shelter: A place that gives cover.
rectangle: A shape with four straight sides and four square corners.
curved: Bending smoothly instead of being straight.
triangle: A shape with three straight sides and three corners.
square: A shape with four equal straight sides and four square corners.

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 how Imogen chose the wall, roof and window shapes for the rabbit’s shelter. Explore large cardboard shapes. Trace sides and corners, turn each shape and describe what stays the same. Build a pretend shelter picture.