Puddle Patrol
A wet playground, a bright umbrella, and plenty of little details to notice.
Grades 1–2 · K with support
3 student activities · 5 pages · 6.4 MB
Literacy resources for Kindergarten–Grade 2
Little steps.
Growing readers.
Make your next picture talk easy. Our free Picture Pathways pack helps children notice details, build vocabulary and explain an idea with a clue.
3 picture scenes9 student activitiesTeacher guides included
Free PDF · 18.9 MB · No signup required
Small pictures. Big thinking.Look. Talk. Write.
Meet the three scenes
Choose a little discovery.
Every mini-pack includes Notice, Describe and Infer activities. Download a single scene or get all three together.
Garden Crew
Look at plants and tools, describe their features, and wonder what happens next.
Grades 1–2 · K with support
3 student activities · 5 pages · 6.6 MB
The Book Bag Mystery
An open bag and books on the floor invite thoughtful ideas and picture clues.
Grades 1–2 · K with support
3 student activities · 5 pages · 6.0 MB
A five-minute picture talk
Notice. Describe. Explain.
Model a response, rehearse it aloud, then invite a spoken, drawn or written answer.
01
Clue Catchers
Name something you can see.
“I can see an umbrella.”
02
Word Painters
Add a feature or position word.
“The umbrella is red and open.”
03
Wonder Builders
Suggest an idea and explain its clue.
“It may have rained because I can see puddles.”
Picture Pathways develops oral language, vocabulary, description and picture-based inference. Read the five-minute guide
For the everyday lesson
A useful next step.
Practical teaching ideas, paired with a free resource.
Picture talk · 3-minute read
Start a picture talk in five minutes
Use one scene to practise noticing details, describing them and explaining an idea with a clue.
Read the guideVocabulary & writing · 3-minute read
From naming to describing
Help children turn a familiar object name into a clear description through vocabulary, position words and oral rehearsal.
Read the guidePicture comprehension · 3-minute read
An inference needs a clue
Teach children to connect a possible explanation or prediction to something they can see in the picture.
Read the guideThe collection is growing
More little steps to come.
Paid phonics, reading and writing resources are planned. Picture Pathways is available now, free.
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