When he has finished, it’s your turn to choose a Problem card.

Encourage him to say at least two or three sentences about the story. Have him read the problem aloud and start telling the adventure story about his characters using this prompt. This will be another character in your child’s story. Now it’s your turn to choose a Character card.This will be the main character or characters in his adventure. If the spinner lands on a line, your child can choose any place in the world as the story setting. Wherever it lands will be the setting for the first adventure. Stack the Character and Problem cards face down in two separate piles.Later, when it’s time to write a story of their own, they’ll have some tools to use to help them plan the details. More importantly, when you encourage kids to tell adventure stories out loud, it boosts their confidence. Here are a few examples:Īlso, prepare several Problem cards that simply say “What happened next?” Play “Where In the World?”Ĭhoosing an exciting setting where the story takes place helps build the thrill of adventure! Label one side of each card with the word Problem.įor the back side of the cards, brainstorm ideas with your child and write down a problem or plot twist of his choice. Make Problem CardsĬount out 10 or more index cards. Add variety by using a combination of common, proper, and plural nouns. Brainstorm together for ideas, such as your child’s name, family member’s name, an occupation, sports hero, military figure, cartoon character, or animal such as a kangaroo or penguin. On the back of each card, write a different character of your child’s choice. Label one side of each card with the word Characters. Make Character CardsĬount out 10 or more index cards. Slip a large paperclip over the brad and spin it around in a circle. Poke a hole through the center and insert a paper brad. Label the sections desert, ocean, swamp, savanna, tundra, iceberg, mountain, jungle. You can either use a blackline globe map or a colored globe map.ĭraw lines on the globe to divide it into eight sections.

Print a world globe map and glue it to a large paper plate. “Where in the World?” is a fun activity that teaches kids how to plan characters and setting. This is an oral story planning game you and your child can play together.

Draw a story game