Louis’s Quiet Corner: 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.

vibrates: Moves backwards and forwards repeatedly.
reflections: Sounds or light bouncing from surfaces.
absorb: Take in, rather than reflect, some energy or material.
measurement: A value found using a unit or scale.
absorption: Taking in some energy or material.

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

Explain the question, the two comparisons and the limits of their conclusion.