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Animated Story

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Animated Story

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Materials

A short book with lots of action. See the following examples: 

  • Sheep In a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
  • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
  • We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Instructions

Step 1

  • Identify an area to be a stage. 
  • Say, “I’m going to read a story out loud. Listen to what is happening in the story. Whatever I read aloud, you can act out as a group. For example, if I read, ‘Sheep leap to push the jeep!’ you should pretend to push an invisible jeep. We are going to pantomime, which means acting without words. We’ll only use gestures and expressions.
  • Ask youth if they have any questions.

 

Step 2

  • Read the story aloud. Pause after each page or action to allow youth to act out what you’re reading.
  • Encourage youth to act out different characters they hear, using gestures and expressions. 
  • Re-read the sections with action and prompt youth to act out what is happening in the story.
  • Optional Extension: Depending on time, ask if another youth would like to be the narrator of the same story or another story while you act along with youth.