Story Telling with Children through Bookish Play
An #OSKARSLITTLELEARNERS Activity Tutorial by Kate Kwijas for Oskar's Wooden Ark
August 11, 2021
What is Bookish Play and why should I consider it?
Bookish Play is any play based activity centred around a book. It's that simple!
Bookish Play helps children to develop a deeper understanding of the story, can assist in expanding vocabulary and provides opportunities to practice sequencing and retelling. It's fabulous for reluctant readers, can enhance comprehension and is, importantly, lots of fun!
There are so many ways to engage in Bookish Play. For this example, we used The Gruffalo... "Oh help! Oh no! It's a Gruffalo!"
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Step 1:
Setup your bookish play.
Here we've used the Gruffalo Wooden Theatre along with some of the figurines and other small world items to encourage play and invite imagination.
Step 2:
Read a story to your little learners.
Step 3:
Watch the play unfold! Our first activity is more structured we're taking turns retelling the story. The second is a simple story basket containing resources for exploring the Gruffalo through play.
Learning Outcomes:
Exploring literature can be simple and engaging; the options are endless.
- Vocabulary development
- Comprehension
- Literature appreciation
- Sequencing events
- Retelling a story
- Investing characters, setting, plot and story structure
- Problem solving
- Language development
Bookish Play is a great way to spark an interest in literature as well as developing comprehension skills and vocabulary. What will your little learners discover today?
