Play a Storytelling Game
Several of the historical figures Xavier, Brad, and Yadina meet on their adventures were storytellers themselves. In this activity, your child can use their own creativity and imagination to practice storytelling by rolling homemade dice to tell a unique story!
Materials
Directions
Print out the Story Cube PDF.
Have your child draw a self-portrait on the blank character cube panel so that they can be part of the story too.
Cut the printables along the dotted lines, and make sure a parent helps with any cutting! Optional: To make the dice sturdier, paste the printable onto cardboard or an empty cereal box before cutting.
Fold the three printables into cube shapes, following along the solid lines.
Secure the edges with tape to hold them into their cube shapes.
Now it's time to start the story! Have your child roll the character cube. Whoever the cube lands on will be the main character in your child's story. Repeat with the other two cubes to find out the setting and the object for your story.
Once you have your three story elements, get creative and tell a story! Combine what you have rolled into your own creation. Will Yadina get stuck in the butterfly observatory carrying boxes of pizza and have to find her way back home? Or will Berby encounter lost kittens in the Secret Museum? The possibilities are endless! This fun game can inspire countless wacky tales and be played over and over again.
Explore Further
Try more fun ways to play!
Assign each cube to a family member. Decide who gets to go first and have everyone roll their cubes. Using the three story elements that have been rolled, have each person describe their part of the story: What will Brad be doing in this story? Why are the characters at the playground? What happened to the book?
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Roll each cube multiple times so you can tell a more elaborate story with additional characters, settings, or objects. You could have two characters in a story with one setting and three objects or any other combination of characters, settings and objects you want to try.
Make sure everyone gets a chance to speak. Once everyone has described their part of the story, work together to continue the story by taking turns and adding what they think happens next. Keep the story going as long as you can!
Literacy