Lewis’s Clear Message: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 2. 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.

recorder: A device that saves sound so it can be heard again.
recording: Sound saved so it can be played back.
listener: A person who hears a message.
microphone: The part of a device that picks up sound.
replay: Play a recording again.

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

With an adult, practise a short fictional invitation using a school-approved recorder. Replay it in a quiet space and ask a willing listener what it tells them.