It's Story Time!

Over the past few weeks, the children in Classroom 4 have been interested in creating their own stories using puppets, dolls and magnetic characters. As a group, the children would make up stories and the teachers would document them. When the stories were completed, the teachers would type and print them. Then, the teachers, along with some of the students, would act out the stories. The stories were acted out in the classroom with the puppets and magnets, as well as in the discovery room, where "puppet shows" were performed. Some stories were also shared during Circle time. The children really enjoyed hearing their stories read aloud and seeing their stories acted out.

When the children began to develop a variety of stories, the teachers would type them out into book form. From there, we encouraged the children to make pictures that would go along with each story. We left the printed stories at the art table and the children used stencils and other pictures as guides to make their own illustrations.

As the children became more comfortable making up stories and drawing pictures to go along with them, they began to develop their own storybooks. The teachers put blank paper books at the art table, and the children could write and illustrate a story.

Many of the children in Classroom 4 have produced some wonderful storybooks. In this panel, I followed Joe throughout his process of writing and illustrating his own storybook entitled "Over."

At the art table, Joe picked up a blank paper book.

He began to scribble words on the page.

When the teacher asked Joe what he was doing, he replied, "That's the words," and showed her them.

 

After Joe finished writing the "words" to his story, he sat down with a teacher to tell her what his story was about. The teacher documented the words to be typed out for a final copy.

Once Joe finished telling the teacher what his story was about, she suggested that he go make the illustrations for his story. Joe went back to the art table and began to draw the pictures.

 

When the teacher asked him what his pictures were of, he described them in detail. He pointed out the body, saying, "This is the hair." "This is the long legs." "This is the ears."

 

Once Joe finished writing and illustrating his story, he showed the teacher his storybook. The only thing missing was a title, so she asked him if he wanted one for his story. He decided that he did. Joe: "It's called "Over.""

 

Once Joe completed his storybook, he shared it with his classmates during circle time. Joe: "This is the cover. It's called "Over.""

 

 

Then with the help of a teacher, Joe described his pictures and briefly summarized what his story was about.

Joe: "These are the dragons. This is the goose. These are the mice with their long legs and ears."

  

Over the past few weeks, the children in Classroom 4 have been interested in creating their own stories using puppets, dolls and magnetic characters. As a group, the children would make up stories and the teachers would document them. When the stories were completed, the teachers would type and print them. Then, the teachers, along with some of the students, would act out the stories. The stories were acted out in the classroom with the puppets and magnets, as well as in the discovery room, where "puppet shows" were performed. Some stories were also shared during Circle time. The children really enjoyed hearing their stories read aloud and seeing their stories acted out.

When the children began to develop a variety of stories, the teachers would type them out into book form. From there, we encouraged the children to make pictures that would go along with each story. We left the printed stories at the art table and the children used stencils and other pictures as guides to make their own illustrations.

As the children became more comfortable making up stories and drawing pictures to go along with them, they began to develop their own storybooks. The teachers put blank paper books at the art table, and the children could write and illustrate a story.

Many of the children in Classroom 4 have produced some wonderful storybooks. In this panel, I followed Joe throughout his process of writing and illustrating his own storybook entitled "Over."

"Over"

By:

Joe

There was a mean Dragon.

Then the Chicken came.

Then the Goose came and saved the Chicken.

The Goose fell down and the Mice saved the Goose.

This the Dragon now.

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