Telling a Story With Word Cards
No sooner did I finish my blog post about using word cards to tell a story to your child than my 2 year old came to see me with a stack of word cards. It was like she had a sixth sense about her. So we sat down on the floor and I made up a story using the words she brought me. I would place two cards side by side and each time I said one of them I would pause and wait for her to hand me the correct word. She got almost all of them right, handing me the word card of the word i had just said whenever I paused. As soon as we finished the first story, she said, "Again."

I proceeded making up stories and having her choose the correct word cards. It was a lot of fun for both of us. Even my 4 year old came over to hear the stories. It is much easier to create stories on demand when you can build it around certain words. I find I draw a blank sometimes when the children ask me to tell them a story. This method had the stories just flowing with no delays. I will definitely continue this game all week and see where it leads us.




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