Story Activities for Parents
Everyone Can Be a Storyteller
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/everyone-can-be-storyteller
What is it? This link from NAEYC gives a list of suggestions on how to encourage storytelling at home.
How does it work? Click on the link and read the list and try out one or two of the suggestions at home.
Why might this be a good choice for you and your child? Storytelling helps preschoolers learn new words and prepare to become readers and writers in elementary school.
Apoye La Escritura En El Hogar
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/Apoye-la-escritura-en-el-hogar
Que Es?Este link de la organización NAEYC le da una lista de sugerencias para incentivar la escritura en la edad temprana.
Cómo funciona? Siga el link y lea la lista, luego pruebe algunas ideas en su hogar.
Porque es beneficioso? Los niños/as empiezan a escribir antes de empezar a leer. Tener experiencias divertidas con la escritura a una temprana edad los ayudara a amar la lectura y escritura cuando estén en la escuela primaria.
Stone Story Activity
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gn6LOA6EpsGtBrTriGBdYpvuv1mXgmFd
What is it? This is an activity for painting or drawing on rocks, then telling a story using the rocks. This can be done with children 2½ years of age and up.
How does it work? Read the activity sheet and follow the instructions. This activity can be done indoors or outdoors. Once you have painted stones with different things on them, you can take them anywhere and you and your child can tell stories of all kinds. Younger children will need more help telling the stories, or you can tell the story and they choose the stones. Older children can tell their own stories and you can ask questions to help them.
Why might this be a good choice for you and your child? Sequencing (knowing what happens first, next and last) is a skill children need in order to recognize patterns to understand the world around them. Hearing and telling stories helps them practice this skill. They learn to understand that events happen in a logical order and they can start to predict what will happen next. This skill will be important for future school success.
Actividad con Piedras Pintadas
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ICWakgtkPtTI8F0gCJhCi2gu40a_10oz
Que Es? Esta es una actividad para pintar piedras y contar cuentos con ellas. Puede ser usada con niños(as) de 2 años y medio a más.
Cómo funciona?Lea y siga las instrucciones de la actividad. Se puede llevar a cabo dentro o fuera de casa. Las piedras pintadas pueden ser llevadas a donde quiera y contar cuentos con ellas allí. Todo lo que necesita es imaginación. Niños(as) más pequeños necesitarán más apoyo y guianza para crear cuentos, o usted los puede contar y ellos escogen las piedras. Con niños(as) mayores ellos pueden decidir que sucede en la historia y usted puede hacerles preguntas para ayudarlos.
Por que es beneficioso? El secuenciar o poner en orden los sucesos de un cuento es un habilidad que los niños(as) necesitan para poder reconocer patrones para entender el mundo a su alrededor. Escuchar y contar cuentos ayuda a practicar esta habilidad. Ayuda a que los Niños(as) entiendan que eventos suceden en un orden lógico y pueden empezar a predecir que sucederá. Esta habilidad es importante porque los ayudará en su futuro aprendizaje escolar.
How to Use Story Stones, by Early Impact
https://earlyimpactlearning.com/story-stones/
What is it? This link takes you to the Early Impact website. It lists and describes 11 ways to use story stones with children.
How does it work? Follow the link, read the descriptions and choose one that suits you and your child best. With preschoolers you can talk about what happens first, next and last in the story. You can also talk about the characters, the setting, the problem and the resolution. What will they be and why?
Why might this be a good choice for you and your child? Using Story Stones helps children develop their imagination. They also learn about the parts of a story (first, next and last), and can develop descriptive vocabulary as they tell you about the characters and situations.