Sylvia’s Floating Leaf: 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.

curled: Bent around instead of lying flat.
surface: The outside or top of something.
settles: Moves gently into a resting place.
ripple: A small wave on water.
load: Something being carried.

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 the characters changed their ideas. Use the story and pictures to support your answers. Talk about a similar experience.