Ruby’s Special Box: Activities
Shared Reading · Ages 3–4. 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.
- box
- A container for keeping things.
- stone
- A small piece of rock.
- ribbon
- A narrow strip of cloth.
- photo
- A picture made with a camera.
- memories
- Things we remember from before.
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
Look at the three pictures. Tell what happened first, next and last. Children can point, gesture, sign or talk with an adult. What helped Ruby?
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