PRINT AND PLAY / 05 / IMAGINATION
Tell a three-part story
Create a beginning, a change and an ending using drawings, familiar characters or spoken ideas.
Give it a try.
- Choose a character together. It can be a person, an animal or an invented creature.
- In the first box, show where the character starts. Drawing, pointing and telling are all useful ways to begin.
- In the second box, something changes: rain arrives, a friend visits or a bridge needs crossing. Let the child choose.
- In the third box, decide what happens next. Read or tell the whole story back, keeping the child's choices.
A QUESTION TO EXPLORE“What do you think our character might do next?”
A SMALLER START
Keep it simple.
An adult tells a short story and offers two choices for what happens next.
IF THEY WANT MORE
Take it further.
Tell the story from another character's point of view, or invent a different ending.
MAKE ROOM FOR EVERYONE
Find their way in.
Accept gestures, pictures, home languages and communication tools. There is no required amount of speech.
Something to remember.
Our character was… Something changed when… The ending was…
An optional conversation or paper note. There is no score, account or information to submit.