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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