The Muddy Map: 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.

trail: A path or route to follow.
marker: Something used to show a place along a route.
muddy: Covered in wet soil.
copy: Another version of the same thing.
sleeve: A cover that holds and protects a document here.

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 accident, the decision to ask for help and the solution. Explain why guessing was not useful. What helps keep a paper map readable?