Ollie Finds a Floating Boat
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- What’s included
- 8 reading pages and 5 questions. 2 printable packs to choose from.
- What you need
- A screen for the reader and activity. For printables, use paper and a pencil or crayons.
Think about the story
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Start the activityFrom this story.
Ollie Otter found a smooth acorn beside a shallow water tray on the classroom table. He wanted to send it across in a tiny boat.
What did Ollie want to carry across the water tray?
- An acorn
- A shell
- A berry
Show the answer and why
An acorn
An acorn
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Ollie Tests What Floats
Share a rhyme inspired by the story. Read the words together, tap a gentle beat, or make up your own tune.
A rhyme based on an earlier story edition; some words and events differ from the reading edition.
Open the rhyme
Intro
Ollie fills a tub with blue.
Which small seat will float right through?
Verse 1
Leaf and pebble, cork to test,
Which one makes the froggy's best?
Pebble sinks down to the floor.
Leaf floats up but bends too far.
Chorus
Test it, watch it, what will float?
Try each thing like a little boat.
Sink or stay up, steady or not,
Testing shows us what we've got.
Verse 2
Wide light cork stays on the top.
With toy frog, it does not flop.
Ollie gives one gentle push.
Across the tub goes little frog.
Final Chorus
Test it, watch it, what will float?
Cork became a steady boat.
Try and look before you choose.
Tests can give us helpful clues.
Outro
Ollie smiles beside the blue.
Now he knows what cork can do.
Stories, worksheets & quizzes.
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Complete story + quiz pack
5 questions
7 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4
The complete story, a drawing worksheet, and comprehension questions. Separate answer guide starts on page 7.
Rhyme + drawing sheet
3 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4
The complete story-inspired rhyme, with space to draw and share a favorite line.
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Make it your own.
Draw your favorite part of the story. Tell a grown-up what happened before it and what happened next.