William’s Puddle: 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; children do not need to read independently.

Vocabulary

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

evaporation: The change from liquid water into water vapour
vapour: The invisible gas form of water
exposed: Open to the air instead of covered
outline: A line showing the outside edge of a shape
measure: To find an amount or size in a consistent way

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

Describe what William noticed, how the comparison helped and why other puddles might lose water in other ways.