I have a feeling that there will be many "Robot" storytimes this summer since the theme goes so well with the CSLP's "Fizz, Boom, Read!" theme. I've found cute songs and rhymes to go with this theme but not too many other activities for family storytime. Instead of building a robot on the flannel board, I plan to put one together using Sharon's magic envelope. I've also come up with a draw and tell story to go with the theme.
Sometimes I like to change things up when I do something on a regular basis. Most draw and tell stories are pretty straightforward but every once in a while a picture is drawn upside down. The following story is drawn that way. Please note that you cannot draw this story on something that cannot be turned upside down. I like to use a sheet of newsprint paper clipped to cardboard. It's portable and very lightweight. Also, I recommend telling this story at the beginning of the program so the children can guess the theme.
Sometimes I like to change things up when I do something on a regular basis. Most draw and tell stories are pretty straightforward but every once in a while a picture is drawn upside down. The following story is drawn that way. Please note that you cannot draw this story on something that cannot be turned upside down. I like to use a sheet of newsprint paper clipped to cardboard. It's portable and very lightweight. Also, I recommend telling this story at the beginning of the program so the children can guess the theme.
"Building a Bot: A Draw and Tell Story"
by Linda Meuse
Notes from the Story Room
Carl and Cindy liked to make things. Their parents let them have a special place in the basement to work (1). There was a table for Carl (2) and a table for Cindy (3). There was also a long bench which they used when they worked together (4). Cindy liked to make things with boxes - little ones (5), big ones (6), and medium-sized ones (7). They were all fun to use. Carl liked to work with wires. He used long wires (8), curly wires (9) and short wires (10). Today Carl and Cindy were working together on a project. It was almost done but wasn't quite right. "I know," said Cindy. "These two boxes should help finish it." She added two boxes to one end of the project. (11). "These wires aren't quite right," said Carl. "I'll fix them." Carl fixed two of the wires. (12). "Now we're done!" said Cindy. "Perfect!," said Carl. What did Cindy and Carl make? (Turn drawing.)
Complete Drawing Sequence
(Step by step instructions will be available soon.)
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Ohhhh Linda, you know I like this. Need to learn this for my story times. ~ jane
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane! I had uploading issues so I was unable to show each step. I hope get the detailed instructions up soon.
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DeleteAWESOME!! I'm so excited to do this in an upcoming storytime! I'm so glad you share these draw-and-tells with us, I love doing them :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I enjoy doing them and they are my most popular posts. I wrote the first one that I posted for the Dig into Reading theme and when I shared it, I was surprised to see how popular it was. I love the fact that people are doing draw-and-tell stories. They've always been hits at my preschool and family storytimes.
DeleteThis is fantastic and will be a perfect fit in my Robot storytime today. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you. We had our Robot storytime last week and it was a hit.
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