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The Chalk Trail: 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.

chalk
A soft material used to draw on paving here.
trail
A route to follow.
arrow
A shape that points in a direction.
gap
An empty or missing space.
bench
A long seat.

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 what Owen and Ruby wanted to do, what went wrong and how they solved it. Use the pictures to show first, next and last.

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