Tell Me A Story: Two - Activities

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Activity One - Story Games

Activity 1

Story Games


  • En2/1a listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
  • En2/1c use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
  • En2/1f maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments
  • En2/1h speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English
  • En2/1i participate in discussions, presentations, performances, roleplay /improvisations and debate
Activity Two - Story Map

Activity 2

Story Map


  • En2/1e give well-structured descriptions, explanations & and narratives for different purposes
  • En2/3.3a develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by:
    1. writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
  • En2/3.3b Consider what they are going to write before beginning by:
    1. planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about
    2. writing down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary
    3. encapsulating what they want to say, sentence by sentence
Activity Three - Story Timeline

Activity 3

Story Timeline


  • Appropriate story
  • Roll of paper
  • Tape
  • Paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Pencil
  • En2/2.2a develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:
    1. discussing the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related
    2. becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales
    3. discussing their favourite words and phrases
Activity Four - Prompt Cards

Activity 4

Prompt Cards


  • En2/1e give well-structured descriptions, explanations & and narratives for different purposes
  • En2/3.3a develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by:
    1. writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
  • En2/3.3b Consider what they are going to write before beginning by:
    1. planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about
    2. writing down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary
    3. encapsulating what they want to say, sentence by sentence
Activity Five - Speech Bubbles

Activity 5

Speech Bubbles


  • En2/2.2a develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:
    1. discussing the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related
    2. becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales
    3. discussing their favourite words and phrases
  • En2/3.4.b learn how to use:
    1. sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command
Activity Six - Sliding Puppet Show

Activity 6

Sliding Puppet Show


  • Card
  • Craft knife (for adult use)
  • Crayons / pens
  • Scissors
  • Glue / double sided tape
  • Craft sticks
  • Dt1/1.1a design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
  • En2/1c use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
  • En2/1e give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
Activity One - Story Games

Activity 1
Story Games

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • En2/1a listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
  • En2/1c use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
  • En2/1f maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments
  • En2/1h speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English
  • En2/1i participate in discussions, presentations, performances, roleplay /improvisations and debate

Downloads:

Activity Two - Story Map

Activity 2
Story Map

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • En2/1e give well-structured descriptions, explanations & and narratives for different purposes
  • En2/3.3a develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by:
    1. writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
  • En2/3.3b Consider what they are going to write before beginning by:
    1. planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about
    2. writing down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary
    3. encapsulating what they want to say, sentence by sentence

Downloads:

Activity Three - Story Timeline

Activity 3
Story Timeline

Practical Resources:

  • Appropriate story
  • Roll of paper
  • Tape
  • Paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Pencil

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • En2/2.2a develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:
    1. discussing the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related
    2. becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales
    3. discussing their favourite words and phrases

Downloads:

Activity Four - Prompt Cards

Activity 4
Prompt Cards

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • En2/1e give well-structured descriptions, explanations & and narratives for different purposes
  • En2/3.3a develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by:
    1. writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
  • En2/3.3b Consider what they are going to write before beginning by:
    1. planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about
    2. writing down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary
    3. encapsulating what they want to say, sentence by sentence

Downloads:

Activity Five - Speech Bubbles

Activity 5
Speech Bubbles

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • En2/2.2a develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:
    1. discussing the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related
    2. becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales
    3. discussing their favourite words and phrases
  • En2/3.4.b learn how to use:
    1. sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command

Downloads:

Activity Six - Sliding Puppet Show

Activity 6
Sliding Puppet Show

Practical Resources:

  • Card
  • Craft knife (for adult use)
  • Crayons / pens
  • Scissors
  • Glue / double sided tape
  • Craft sticks

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Dt1/1.1a design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
  • En2/1c use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
  • En2/1e give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings

Downloads:

How do I use the Tell Me A Story: Two Activities?

Throughout our Tell Me A Story: Two topic your child can use story card prompts and timelines to make their own imagination come to life. Use prompts, speech bubbles and sliding puppets to help make literacy fun.

This resource meets the following aspects of the National Curriculum of England: English and Design & Technology. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our key stage one topics where you will find great curriculum standard activities for your classroom or home educated children. There are plenty of subjects for you to choose from, so you’ll be delighted with the wide range when planning your day.

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