Miles’s Confusing Joke: Activities

Shared Reading · Ages 9–12. 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.

repair: Fix something that is damaged.
confusion: Not being sure what something means or how it fits.
clarity: Information that is easier to understand.
intended: Meant or planned.
erase: Remove something completely.

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

Explore an invented ambiguous comment without practising hurtful teasing. Separate intended meaning from impact, respect a choice not to laugh and ensure repeated harmful comments receive adult follow-up.