Make a Story in a Bag
Source: Education.com (30)
Ages: 6-8 years
Time to complete: 30 minutesFor lots of kids, beginning, middle, and end don't always come so easily. Ask a first grader to tell a story of the day, for instance, and often the result will be hilarious because it's all mixed up.
As fun as it is to listen to the tomato that went to sleep, ate dinner, and then put on his pajamas and went for a swim, teaching kids that stories have an order is important. Want to give your kid some practice? Make some puppets and put them to work!
What you need:3-4 old socks glue Markers Construction paper Yarn (for hair) Book of your child's choice (from school , home , or the library) Brown paper lunch bag
Instructions:1. Set it up. Explain to your child that you are going to read a story and then act it out! Let your child pick whatever book she?d like and start by?
See full activity here: http://www.education.com/activity/article/puppets_first/
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Tags: Alphabet , Letters , first grade , reading , story , comprehension Learning to read , Creative , Interactive , Writing
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