The Box in the Attic: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 3. 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; an adult can model the word before children build it.

Vocabulary

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

attic: A space beneath a house’s roof used for storage.
faded: Became less clear or bright with time.
cape: A loose piece of clothing that hangs from the shoulders.
audience: The people watching a performance.
bowed: Bent the head or body as a greeting or after a performance.

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 Gran’s old performance and the new one. Compare how the moon falls or disappears in each, and explain why the same event can feel embarrassing at first and funny later.