Lucille’s Woven Sea: 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.

weave: Make a surface by passing strips over and under others.
loom: A frame that holds strands for weaving.
surface: The outside layer that can be seen or felt.
arrangements: Different ways of placing things together.
depth: The sense of distance below or behind a surface.

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 adult support, weave broad paper or fabric strips on a simple frame. Compare tension and texture, and welcome different readings of an abstract picture.