Penelope’s Rescue Plan: Activities

Read the story, then choose an answer. You can talk, point, sign or use a communication device. Ask for reading help if you need it.

Vocabulary

Read these five words from the story. Talk about what they mean.

preparing: Getting something ready.
familiar: Known from having seen or used it before.
steady: Firm and not likely to wobble or fall.
impatient: Finding it difficult to wait.
surrounded: Having people or things all around.

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

Retell the beginning, problem, actions and ending. Explain why a character changed their mind. Use details from the story to support your ideas. Talk about another way the problem might have been solved.