Margaret’s Turning Dance: 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.

partner: Someone who shares an activity with you.
release: A movement or feeling of becoming free.
facing: The direction towards which a person turns.
diagonal: A direction slanting across a space.
pause: A short time of waiting before continuing.

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

In a clear space with adult support, explore a pause and a gentle release. Offer seated movements, keep comfortable distances and avoid pulling or repeated spinning.