Storytelling telling pyramid

We played a story telling game with storytelling dice.

Dylan made a pyramid out of the dice and then we used the pictures in the pyramid to make up a story.

I recorded his story. It was very strange but I'm sure with practise they will make sense .

Storytelling dice and flash cards game

After the Lego dice game we used the numbered dish and placed flash cards and storytelling dice in the sections. We rolled the dice to select and then he wrote or drew what was on them.

This one I helped to bilious confidence 

 

Then he searched through the flash cards to match to the dice .

We will try this again practising writing and making up stories. 

Lego dice game

I can't remember where I saw this but I knew my 4 year old would love it.

This was an early morning activity hence pjs. I got the dish with several compartments (although not 6) and an egg cup for additional section. Then I wrote the numbers 1-6 on them and filled with Lego .

Next we rolled the dice and chose a piece from that number compartment  to add to our creation.

This was mine and Zac's (2year old needed lots of supervision) creation

 

Then Dylan's plane

He named it Yargo Jargo ???

I recorded him explaining it, very funny. He was very serious ! 

Outdoor chalk family portrait

We went on a chalk walk and found a spot to draw. My 4 year old decided to draw the family . 

He was very proud of himself.

Another pic for the wall.

Number Chalk Walk

After our Chalking mad day I thought this neighbourhood chalk walk where you look for numbers and copy them. We got the idea from inspirational laboratories website.

http://inspirationlaboratories.com/number-walk/

I decided to take a chalkboard too but the 2 year old used that more and Dylan 4 years old enjoyed writing on the floor . 

I loved this idea although we had to limit the amount outside the neighbours houses.

This helped developed confidence and encouraged him to see that 2 and 5 look similar as he mixes them. Plus 7 he seemed to write the wrong way around. Getting him to check on the source helped to reinforce this. 

Maybe we will try it with letters next time or tracing shadows. 

Chalking Mad

The other day we visited our local Sima warehouse and came across a pack of huge chalk . So today I thought lets blog hop and find ideas. 

I've just remembered brick dominoes 

So we started off just free styling on the drive and Dylan drew a maze , Zac scribbled over the shapes we drew.

Dylan's maze (zac called a ladder)

Then I drew a hopscotch grid and we played that. ( not neat on the blocks but was ok)

Then I got them to squirt trace the numbers .

Then the paint brushes came out.

And next the scrubbing brush.

We tried a maze but it was too bumpy. 

So we made a brick road.

So we drew a few white lines to look like a road.

Then came brick vehicles

A bus.

I made a rainbow brick but Dylan was still hooked on the road .

Zac started to match up colours then he rubbed it and coloured over it .

The easel wasn't a huge hit.

The chalk bodies on the shed was though.

I drew the outline and they added features.

Could get one together but the shed now looks like this ,,,

Finally the trampoline . I wrote nimbers and drew shapes and they had to Boyce on the one I said.

Then the drawing and name writing .

Then we had lunch . Not sure if we will be doing anymore today!