The Open Mic: 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.
- programme
- A list showing the order of an event’s parts.
- withdraw
- Choose to stop taking part in something planned.
- options
- Different choices available.
- signal
- An action or sign that communicates a message.
- revises
- Looks again at work and makes changes.
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, attempts and ending. Explain a character’s choice using evidence from the story. What can you infer from an action or a line of dialogue? Discuss another possible ending.
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