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As a group, the children will be encouraged to interpret picture clues to tell a story.

Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Problem Solving

Learning Goals:
Children will be able to identify different object pictures.
Children will be able to follow the sequence of the pictures to tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
Children will create their own stories using the picture cards.

Materials Needed:
Large index cards
Markers
Tape or glue

Directions:
Create story cards by drawing a sequence of pictures on index cards. Here are some ideas for story cards:

card 1: a cat; card 2: a raincloud; card 3: the cat looking sad as raindrops fall on it; card 4: boots and an umbrella; card 5: the cat, looking happy and wearing the boots and umbrella as it jumps in a puddle

card 1: a baby crying; card 2: an older child; card 3: a rattle; card 4: older child offering rattle to baby; card 5: baby holding rattle and smiling

card 1: an empty bathtub; card 2: a child; card 3: a bottle of bubble bath; card 4: a bathtub filled with bubbles; card 5: child splashing in the tub filled with bubbles


Invite a small group of children to look at the pictures with you. Say, "I have a special story that we can read today. But I can't tell it to you. You are going to read the pictures and tell me the story." Point to the first picture. Say, "What can you tell me about this picture?" Continue pointing to the other pictures in sequence, until the children have told the story. It might sound like, "There was a cat. It started to rain. The cat was sad. She saw some boots and an umbrella. She put the boots on and opened up the umbrella. She was so happy, she jumped in a puddle!" Continue displaying a sequence of story cards, and asking children to interpret the pictures to tell the story. When you're finished, let the children mix up the cards and rearrange them to tell their own stories. Optional: Write down children's stories and create a book where children keep adding stories to the set of cards.

Following Up:
Offer wordless books for children to read, such as Looking Down by Steve Jenkins, and Free Fall by David Wiesner.
Offer blank index cards, old magazines, and tape or glue and let children create their own story cards by taping or gluing pictures to the cards.

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