The Surprise Seed: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 2. 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.

label: A small sign that identifies something.
roots: Plant parts that usually grow under the soil.
shoot: New growth coming from a plant or seed.
stem: The main part that holds a plant’s leaves and flowers.
pods: Seed cases made by some plants.

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

Use the three pictures to retell how the seed grew. Explain what the children noticed and how their ideas about the plant changed. You can talk, point, sign or draw.