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DEAL-A-STORY
Language and Literacy
Materials
Playing cards
Activity
Remove the face cards from a deck of playing cards. Have the children sit in a circle. Deal two or three
cards facedown to each child. Choose one child to turn over a card and name the number on it. Use the
number as you begin telling a story. Then continue around the circle, letting each child turn over a card
and say its number for you to incorporate into your story. A sample story would be as follows:
(Child turns over a ten.)
Ten little rabbits went to town.
(Next child turns over a four.)
They went to four houses looking for food.
(Next card is a five.)
At the last house, they met five kind children.
(Next card is a seven.)
The children gave them seven carrots.
(Next card is an ace.)
One fox saw them and began to chase them.
(Next card is a two.)
They ran down two paths that led into the woods.
(Next card is a three.)
In the woods, they found three holes that they jumped into safely with all of their carrots.
Continue playing until each child has turned over at least one card.
Hint: Let older children take turns being the storyteller.
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Language and Literacy
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FIVE LITTLE FROGS
Materials
Plastic toy frogs
Activity
Set out five plastic toy frogs. Have the children count the frogs. Recite the first verse of the following poem
with the children, letting them fill in the blank. At the end of the verse, remove one of the frogs and count
them again. Repeat for each verse until all of the frogs have been “chased away.”
Five little frogs were down at the pond,
Down at the pond at play.
Along came a hungry ________,
And chased one frog away.
Four little frogs were down at the pond,
Down at the pond at play.
Along came a wiggly ________,
And chased one frog away.
Three little frogs were down at the pond,
Down at the pond at play.
Along came a giant ________,
And chased one frog away.
Two frogs were down at the pond,
Down at the pond at play.
Along came a purple ________,
And chased one frog away.
One little frog was down at the pond,
Down at the pond at play.
Along came a flying ________,
And chased one frog away.
Sue Foster
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