Continuing Stories

Crossword Puzzles

Fables

Fairy Tales

Word Find

Rebus Stories

Continuing Stories Continuing stories are a great way to spend some quiet time, whether it's at a meeting, riding in the car or spending time waiting somewhere. You can also do your story as a book, letting the girls take turns taking the book home and writing their page. Don't forget illustrations! It's a lot of fun reading the story together when you are finished. Consider making copies for everyone. The following are a few variations. Cliff Hangers This is a great take home project. You can decide on the subject as a group or let the first girl start the story. The first girl ends her page in a cliffhanger. The next girl resolves the cliffhanger, and so on. Rhyming Stories The first girl starts with a sentence, "I saw a fluffy cat". The next girl must come up with a rhyming sentence like, "He was sitting with a bat", and then follow it with another sentence that the next girl must rhyme with, like, "They were eating fries". The story goes on til everyone has a turn and the group feels the story is done. Pass-Along Stories Select an object, anything from a piece of fruit to a stufffed animal. This object becomes the star of the story. Give the object to the first girl. She starts the story. When she is done, she passes the object to the next girl, who continues the story, and so on. Again, the story is done when everyone has a turn and the story feels completed. Good News, Bad News The first girl starts the story with, "My sister found a frog. That was good news. She put it in my bed. That was the bad news." The next girl continues. ""The frog didn't smell bad. That was the good news. But it snored. That was the bad news." Again, the story is done when everyone has a turn and the story feels completed.

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Crossword Puzzles Crossword puzzles are a great activity when you want to quiet things down. Pick a subject that you are investigating as a group or some other area of interest. Let the girls each produce their own puzzles and challenge each other to solve them. This and other types of puzzles, like word finds, can be made at Discovery School's Puzzlemaker!

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Fable As a group, or individually, make up a fable, stories that teach a moral lesson. Use animals or everyday objects in place of human characters. Use subjects like, the value in being true to yourself, caring for others, the rewards of kindness... A great discussion starter.

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Word Finds Similar to the crossword puzzle idea above. The girls will have fun sharing them. It might be a good idea to photocopy them first for repeated use.

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Rebus Writing Have the girls write a rebus story, a story that uses pictures/drawings instead many of the words. They can draw pictures or cut pictures out of magazines. Take turns reading each others stories.

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