Tom’s Balanced Bird: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 3. 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; children do not need to read independently.

Vocabulary

Read these five words from the story. Talk about what they mean.

supports: Parts that hold something up.
balances: Keeps weight steady so something does not tip.
sculpture: Art made as a three-dimensional form.
surface: The outside of an object.
pose: The position in which a body is held.

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

With an adult, make a small sculpture from clean reused materials. Test a broad, steady base, then change one part at a time. View it from different sides and describe how its pose changes.