Story Dictation: Behind the Door
Kids are likely to
incorporate parts of one another's ideas in the story and that's great. As the
story evolves ask for details, specific names, etc.
Objectives
Children 5-6 will be able to draw recognizable pictures of
things that are important to him/her FM II
ages 4-5 will be able to draw pictures meaningful but not very recognizable and
they will be able to relate meanings to scribbles or drawings when asked Cog. IV A
Children 1 ½-2 years will be able to scribble imitatively and draw
strokes FM II
Materials
Premade books with 6-7
pages and a colored paper cover; felt pens; precut shapes; sample book.
Procedures
The cover of the book should draw children into the story and
encourage them to expand on the theme. A possible theme is "Night".
You wake up and it's dark in your room. You see a door--one you have never seen
before--you open and go through...." A cover for the "Night
Book" might be a house cut from black construction paper with the word
"Night" printed on.
1. Get the children excited (and perhaps worried) about what's behind the cover
picture. Before they even open the book, have them "brainstorm" for
story possibilities.
2. Ask the children to open the book and go inside. They may draw a picture
story about what they see or what happens "behind the door." Ask each
child in turn to describe what (s)he is drawing and write the story at the
bottom of the page. If the story is very complicated you may want to limit the
picture caption to main ideas only. As much as possible, write the story
verbatim as the child dictates it. 3. If there is time later in the day, read the stories to the whole group. Variations 1. A book in shape of a hogan or teepee or wigwam for a Native story: "One day, when out walking, you found a hogan, went inside ....."
2. Afer a field trip or holiday, make a cover in shape of a fire engine, pumpkin, etc. and have child recall and draw in sequence that special event.
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