Dog Days

Have the children come up with a place they could go with a dog, a sound and an action. Have the children work together to come up with a story and have them dictate it to the adult. The children then act out the story they have dictated.

Because My Mom Said So

Have children write a question and an answer on two pieces of paper (Why is the sky blue? Because my mom said so.). Put the questions in one hat and the answers in one hat and mix them up. Have each child pull one piece of paper from each hat. Have the children sit in a circle. Start by reading a question, the child to the left then reads their answer. They will then read their question and the child to their left will read the answer, and so on. This will help them hear language and improve listening skills.

And Then

This is a game that goes back awhile. Have each child in the circle say a sentence and have each child in the circle build on each sentence to build the story. This would focus on story/narrative elements, listening skills, and literacy skills.

What Are You Doing Here?

Based off of one of my creative writing from college (used to be pick an occupation and a genre). Have the children think of a place and an occupation. Mix up the places and occupations. Then ask the children, what would happen if this person walked into this place. Then have children act it out. Helps children with social interaction skills, and learning narrative skills. Helps children think about roles in society. If a baker is in a bakery, he is most likely going to be baking. If a baker walks into a grocery store, he is most likely to be shopping. What would a baker be doing in a space shuttle though? This activity can range from silly to serious. This activity also helps children become more gender aware as they act out certain occupations. Discussions of what gender can do what jobs may occur. Also helps children expand their vocabulary, so it could be good for bilingual children. Expands childrens' worlds.

Two Characters Go Walking

This was a project from one of my creative writing/English classes. Pick two characters out of two different character rich books and discuss what would happen if these two characters were to meet (including personality, actions, characteristics, and possibly plot). Have the children act out this scenario. This activity would encourage children to think about social interaction while also thinking about characters from the book and encouraging a print rich environment.

Words in a Bag

Words in a Bag is also a fun activity from Peggy Kaye that helps children learn words. This activity helps children hear sounds. Any number of children can play this activity.

Goofy Sentences

Goofy Sentences by Peggy Kaye also helps students learn about the construction of sentences and also provides some goofy fun! This can be done with any number of children.