Ruby’s Drying Cloth: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 1. 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.

evaporate: Change from liquid water into water vapour in the air.
vapour: Water in its invisible gas form.
spread: Open something out over a wider area.
fold: Bend one part of something over another.
damp: A little wet.

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

Tell what the character wondered, what they did, what they noticed and what they learned. Use a picture or story detail to explain an answer. What could they look at next?