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Originally submitted by Alexander Grant on Nov 28, 2013.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Story Cards (jpeg)
- StoryCardsWrkstA (pdf)
- StoryCardsWrkstB (pdf)
- Imagination (Not included)
DETAILED EXPLANATION:
- Each pair of students gets a set of story cards. Flip to side with images up.
- Go through each card and have the students guess the action. For lower level classes, have the students write the past tense of the words on the board.
- Teacher tells a fairytale. Students listen and move the cards into the proper order.
- For example: Cards A > B > C (Check the attachments while reading the instructions for clarity) "Once upon a time, the man slept. Then, he woke up. Then, he saw a tree. he cut the tree. The end."
- Check as a group.
- Play several times, with each story getting more and more complicated.
- After a few rounds, give the students worksheets version A and B.
- One student reads the story, makes up one from pictures, then comes up with one completely on his own.
- At the end of the class, have the stronger students read their stories to the class.
TEACHING SUGGESTIONS:
- Keep a set of cards in your hand and read them as you go.
- This could also be used for past progressive tense as well.
- Encourage students to make "crazy" stories. Instead of having the men in picture H fight, have them dance.
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