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Nature Story

Overview

Students use objects from nature as inspiration to build a story together.

Learning Objective
Students create a story based on real objects or surroundings.

Resources needed

  • Natural objects or environment

Lesson stages

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  1. 1 Ask students to look around and choose one natural object or place.
  2. 2 Start a story using one object as the main idea.
  3. 3 Invite students to continue the story one sentence at a time.
  4. 4 Encourage them to include the chosen objects in their ideas.
  5. 5 Support students who are unsure by giving simple prompts.
  6. 6 Continue until the story reaches a clear ending.
  7. 7 Ask students to retell the story in pairs.
  8. 8 Finish by discussing which parts of the story were most interesting.

Tap a step to mark it as done.

Variations

  • Group storytelling.
  • Shorter stories.
  • Different themes.
More information

Teach: then, next, suddenly, finally.

Allow short sentences.

Do students connect ideas clearly in the story?

Use imagination if outdoors is not possible.

Students add ideas without connection.

Using real objects supports creative thinking.

Activity details
Secondary Medium 20 minutes no prep Whole Class Indoor & Outdoor
Topics
Storytelling