Comic Cut-Ups
Kids love this
project. Unfortunately, you'll have to read a lot of comics to get a good
collection of materials together. You may want to recruit an aide or volunteer
to help.
Objectives
Children 4-5 will be able to appropriately sequence and relate
stories and arrange pictures to tell a story Lang. IIB
sequence pictures of 3 time related events Cog. IIIE
cut on a straight line with scissors, and glue pictures onto heavy paper FM II
Materials
Comics from Sunday
newspaper or comic books precut in the strip. Use easy comic strips with 3 or 4
frames that can be understood by the pictures alone. Scissors, glue, heavy
paper or cardboard, small envelopes, tape recorder (optional). SEE ILLUSTRATION.
Procedures
1. Have materials in center of table and settle children around
table. Let each child choose a comic strip and help him "read" the
story. Review the sequence of action: what happens first, next, last?
2. Let the children glue the strip on heavy paper and cut the picture frames
apart.
3. Have the children mix up the pictures and put them back in the correct
order. Encourage children to describe what is happening in each frame in its
sequence.
4. Children may trade their comics and sequence a neighbor's comic strip story.
5. Put pieces in an envelope and let child take it home. EXTENSION: Record the stories as the children "read" them. After the puzzles are finished, play back the tape for the children to hear. Also, try playing back the recording with the wrong story. Variation
Experiment with some picture sets to see if they make sense in several sequences. Can children tell different stories by putting the same set of pictures in different sequences?
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