Write your own story inspired by everyday activities

Guidelines:

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1.

Choose a theme such as a trip - traveling by car, plane, bicycle, or walking.

Or choose an everyday activity such as brushing teeth or bathtime. Have fun with fantasy and magic (wands, spells, giants, unicorns).

2.

What are the main objects in your story?

Bathtime: water, bubbles, bath toys

3.

Who is the main character in the story?

Your child? A family pet? An imaginary friend?

4.

What is going to be the ‘oh no’ moment or the turning point of the story?

For example the sea runs dry (drain the bath) and the hero has to escape (lift child out of the bath and wrap in a towel).

5.

Write out each sentence including the objects and actions to be used.

See following pages for story example.

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Here is an example:

Asha’s Adventures at The Park

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Asha asks her mom: “Please Mom can we go to the park? Please?”

Mom replies: “Ok, let’s go!”

Asha lifts her arms in the air and with a smile says: “Yay!”

At the park, Asha runs through the green grass, smells the flowers, and goes down the slide: “1,2,3 wheeeeee” ...bump!

Then her mom pushes Asha on the swing, and Asha pretends to go as high as outer space.

She imagines she’s an astronaut flying around the planets and stars.

Suddenly it starts to rain, and Asha’s mom says: “I think it’s time to go home…and eat some ice cream.”


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Let's break it down...


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Story

Object/
Gesture

Action

1Asha asks her mom: “Please Mom can we go to the park? Please?” Handstable-icons-3Sign for please with your hands.
2Mom replies: “Ok, let's go.” Asha lifts her arms in the air and with a smile says: “Yay!!”Hands and Facial Expressiontable-icons-8Show a smile on your face and lift arms up in the air.
3At the park Asha runs through the green grass,Green fabric/ green pom pom or real grasstable-icons-7Spread out the green fabric and run your hands through it. Or shake the green pom pom
4smells flowers,Real flowers or plastic flowerstable-icons-6Smell flowers
5and goes down the slide: “1,2,3 wheeee”...bump!Gestures with hands and facial expressiontable-icons-5Pretend to climb up a slide and count 5 steps on your way up. Show a surprised face when you land at the end ‘bump.’
6Then her mom pushes Asha on the swing, and Asha pretends to go as high as outer space.Gestures with handstable-icons-11Give a push, and then pretend to fly in slow motion.
7She imagines she's an astronaut flying around the planets Bubblestable-icons-10Blow bubbles
8and stars. Singtable-icons-9Sing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’
9Suddenly it starts to rain,Spray water bottletable-icons-13Spray in the air and on hands to feel the rain.
10Asha's mom says: “I think it's time to go home and eat some ice cream.”Ice creamtable-icons-12Sign for home and prepare an ice cream cone or pretend to eat an ice cream cone.