The Mural at Number Twelve: 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.

mural: A picture painted directly onto a wall.
complicated: Having several parts that are difficult to fit together.
fin: A part of a fish that helps it move through water.
cluster: A group of things close together.
rinsed: Washed with clean water.

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 how the mural design changed. Explain why the divided design disappointed the neighbours and how the final picture used parts of all three ideas.