Vera’s Garden Door: 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.

entrance: A place where you can go in.
hedge: A row of bushes growing close together.
opening: A space you can pass through.
disturb: Interrupt or bother someone or something.
adventure: An exciting experience.

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, the problem, the children’s actions and the ending. Why did their plan work? Tell someone about a time you tried a new idea.