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The Secret Ingredient: 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.

ingredient
One of the foods or substances used to make a dish.
approved
Checked and agreed as suitable.
refers
Points to or means something.
portions
Amounts of food served to different people.
phrase
A short group of words expressing an idea.

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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