This week we have been focusing on the parts of a story. This includes both storytelling and also investigating the books that we are reading.
We have been focusing on the Who? What? and Where? of the story.
When we create the story, we start with "where?" and create a scene. This can be as basic as setting out a piece of fabric to stand on.
Then we move to who. Who is going to be there? We choose fabric or costumes to show our characters.
And then finally, what are they doing there and what props do we need?
One of the stories we worked on was our own version of "The Big Turnip."
Each child got to choose their character and the costume they needed to represent that character. We also practiced taking turns being in the audience and clapping at the end of the show.
Group One
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| A bear planting the seeds in the garden. |
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| Bear's friend Chicken watering the seeds. |
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| The sun shining on the seeds. |
 Bear pulling on the vine of the giant berry, but it was TOO BIG!  |
| Bear, Chicken and another Bear trying to pick the berry. |
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| Two chickens, two bears, and a blue monster all working together. And the sun up in the sky. "And the pulled, and they pulled, and they pulled..." |
Group Two
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| Blue Monster planting seeds in his garden. |
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| The sun shining on the seeds. |
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| Blue monster, a bear, a duck and a red monster trying to pick the watermelon. |
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| Along came a tiny green chicken. They pulled. And they pulled. And they pulled. Until FINALLY! Pop! |
The children continued the storytelling after I stepped away. A couple of the children took turns being the narrator/director of the play. I can't wait to see if the same story line appears again during free play. This has been just as much of a learning process for me as it is for them and I look forward to taking it further with them.
