Book Series Q & A 7.5 "Dynamic Text Activity" in conjunction with the LeLe Book Series: Homemade Storybook
(A) Children re-create our primary storybook and extend the ending of the story.
(Plain book + extension of our story)
1. Photocopy the cover and inner pages of our book, and cut out the pictures and text.
2. Let the children match the pictures and texts again and paste them on white paper.
(Sometimes it doesn’t have to be consistent with the book, just the sentences are correct)
3. Extend our story by adding 1 or 2 pieces of white paper at the end. Children can extend the story and add their own pictures or stickers, and the text part. Adults can help write or print the text.
---》Encourage children to read their own books to their younger brothers and sisters, or make videos to show to their grandparents and parents-in-law.
(B) Children create their own books
It is suitable for children with a certain level of oral English. Just prepare a few blank sheets of paper.
Picture part: It can be completed by cutting and pasting, or using stickers, or the child can draw the picture by himself.
Text part: The adult listens to the child's narration and helps with typing or writing. If there is too much text, the adult can try to modify it to be close to the child's literacy level. Remember not to criticize or evaluate the child's story, and try to follow the original meaning of the child's storyline. to express.
Some children like to write books and like to make up stories, while others like to record real events they have seen recently.
B-1: Children’s Fictional Stories
If your child takes it upon himself to discuss sharing his creations with you, you can help him with some questions: e.g.
1. What is the story about: Who? animal? Nature? alien? etc.
2. Where?
3. What happened? What is the process?
4. What happened? Is the problem solved? How does it feel and so on.
B-2: Real events seen by children:
---》At home: things that happen to family members or pets.
---》Things I saw outside in public places such as parks/markets/schools.
After completion, children are very happy to "read" their own works, and even record their own stories for others to listen to. They also like to give their "books" to others to read. This is a very popular activity for children.
