Story Circles
Russell
Age Range: 5 to 11
I've tried sitting students in a big circle and giving
them each a personalized number (the students pick a number randomly from
scraps of paper with a number on them). I started off by calling a random
number and that student must come up with a word, and before he/she sat down,
she must also shout out the next number. Once we have 3 words, then the 4th
student being called out would have to come up with a story based on the
3 words. They were allowed 10 seconds to think of a word and 30 seconds to
come out with a story, if otherwise, then they would have to carry out some "fun
punishment" such as singing out loud, do some dance or run about shouting
some slogans. The teacher can restrict the words to certain topics, or just
let their creative juices run wild by not setting any topics.
Besides numbers, I've also tried passing 2 balls in different directions
in the circle. The balls were passed around until the allocated time was
up. The students who held on to the balls were then asked to give a word
each. Once we had 6 words, the next 2 students who had the ball had to compete
to see who can come up with a story 1st. The slower student was then asked
to do a forfeit.
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