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GOALS: What Children Will Learn
- • Practicing letters
• Identifying colors, shapes and sizes
TIP: If you are playing Circle of Make-Believe with only one child, this can be a particularly good game to play.
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Make a Story Game from Circle of Make-Believe video.
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- 1. WHAT YOU NEED
- "MATERIALS" FROM THIS WEB SITE:
- • Letters
- FROM YOUR HOME OR SCHOOL:
- • A variety of toys or stuffed animals, kitchen or household items
• Bag, box, or pillow case
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- 2. BEFORE YOU PLAY
- • Make a “Stories Bag” (or “Stories Box”). Fill a bag, box, or pillow case with an assortment of different objects -- toys, clothing items, food items, colorful pieces of cloth or ribbons -- anything you want.
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3. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLAYING THE GAME
TELL THE STORY:
Show children the “Stories Bag” (or “Stories Box”). Tell them everything in the bag has its own special make-believe story. Ask children: “Can you take something out of the box (or bag) and tell me its special story?”
PLAY THE GAME:
- Take an Item: Ask children to take turns counting “1, 2, 3,” then pulling an item out of the box or bag.
- Say its First Letter: Ask the child to say the first letter of the item's name (such as “D” is for “Doll”). Show the child the Letters. Help him/her point to the first letter and make the sound of that letter. TIP: Some children might not know alphabet letters yet. Use the game to help them start to recognize letters and their sounds.
- Describe the Item: Ask the child to use words to describe the item's color, shape, size (big or little) and texture (how it feels).
- Tell its Story: Ask the child to make-up a pretend story about that item (such as “Once upon a time, a little girl doll…”). Encourage the child to be creative, using words, sounds and movements to have fun telling as detailed a story as possible. TIP: Older children may describe the items more fully. Younger children may be able to only name the object.
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