Create Alphabet Stories Together
په Literacy
In this practice, we combine learning alphabet with storytelling. Children share new words with each other and learn how to use their existing vocabulary inside stories that they themselves create.
Share this brief story with children: 'Today we're going on a picnic to _____
(Name the place), and we're going to bring ___ (Name an object).
Explain that each person will make their own version of the story, but the object
they name must start with a different letter in the alphabet. The first child will name an object that starts with “a” (e.g., apple), the next child will name an object that starts with “b” (e.g., banana) etc.
Keep alternating story lines until you finish the alphabet. Depending on the age group, you can keep the alphabet somewhere visible for the children.
Extend the activity: You can make the story longer too! Just add more phrases that have blanks to fill in (e.g., Today we’re going on a picnic to_____ and we’re going to bring ____ and I’m going to do/go ______ (name an activity).
Extend the activity: Practice listening and memorising, and ask each child to repeat the items shared before theirs to keep adding to the story. (e.g., if child one said water, and child two said
oranges, child three will say “Today we’re going on a picnic to (Name of place) and we’re going to bring water, oranges, and chicken”. The more people in the game, the harder the game!
Extend the activity: Change the topic, 'Today we're going fishing...' Or “Today we’re going on a trip...”.