The Seat Beside the Window: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 4. 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.

awning: A cover that extends from a building to give shelter.
aisle: A passage between rows of seats.
pharmacy: A shop where medicines are prepared or sold.
route: The way taken to get somewhere.
entirely: Completely.

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 two bus journeys. Compare Ada’s understanding of Kit at the beginning and ending, using their words, the map and the position of the bag as evidence.