Have you ever been thinking about story time and simply not been able to find a book suited to exactly what you need? Or you have but doesn't fit in your theme? Or it's a book you simply don't have? Or worse, you have but can't find!
Well, it has happened to me more that once.
So, what can you do?
Start with a scenario you want to deal with. For this story, let's imagine you have a student who likes to scream. This is easy because you already know a great story for this situation. The Boy Who Cried Wolf!
This week we're dealing with Halloween topics, so let's pick our character. A kid who watches pumpkins? Or a witch that watches cauldrons? Or cat that watches the trick-or- treat bowl? I'm going to do a kid that watches pumpkins.
Pick a picture that suits your character. Print. Cut out. Laminate. Stick on a covered chopstick or small stick of your choice. I've put pieces in Materials - Halloween or here.
Either write a story or use your own imagination as you go. For this story, I have a few characters. I've added a base story (to be expanded or adjusted to suit your needs) here.
5. Using the "puppets," tell the story. Use different voices. Exaggerate your tone. Make it fun!
6. The most important part of the story: talk about it after. Why was the boy sad? What did he do that was wrong? What happened? You can use this as review or as a chance to talk about issues and how real life compares to the story. Then give real life examples.
Even if there is no situation, you can use this method to tell any story you want. And if you make the materials child friendly, you can add the materials to your "go ahead and play with it!" materials box. Then, during free play, children can use the pieces to retell the story to each other!
And there you have it. A simple story you've created by either changing characters to suit your topic or using characters to make your own simple story.
See you tomorrow!
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