Inventing a Story

Storytelling with Kamishibai Theatre

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Lernergebnisse

	Kompetenzen Kreativität Sprachkompetenzen Visual arts competences Darstellende Fähigkeiten
	Zielgruppe 5 Jahre und älter selbstständige Arbeit
	Benötigte Materialien Filzstifte Wachsmalstifte Papier
	Materialien You can also use images from the Photo Library to support this activity.

Anleitung zur Aktivität (Schritt für Schritt)

Vorbereitung:

The teacher offers the child visual materials, picture cards with different objects drawn on them (for example animals, vegetables, plants, vehicles, homes). The child is encouraged to choose five pictures and invent their own story based on them.

Durchführung:

With the guidance of the teacher, the child invents events for each picture. The child forms meaningful sentences and connects them into a story. The story is illustrated through five consecutive events. The illustrations are placed into the Kamishibai theatre in the correct order. Using the illustrations, the child tells their invented story. The teacher records the storytelling.

Überlegung:

The child watches their own storytelling recording. The teacher encourages reflection by asking:

How did you feel while telling the story?
Was it difficult?
What did you like?

This is followed by feedback from the teacher:

Was the speech loud and clear?
How were the sentences formed?
What could be added or changed?

Abwandlungen und zusätzliche Ideen

Well-known literary stories can be used if children find it difficult to invent their own story.

Art materials and illustration techniques can vary.

The activity can also be carried out in pairs or small groups.

Hintergrundinformationen und didaktische Perspektiven

This activity supports storytelling, creativity, and language development through visual prompts and structured narration. By choosing images and inventing a story sequence, children practise organising ideas, forming sentences, and connecting events into a coherent narrative. The Kamishibai theatre provides a clear visual framework that supports focus and confidence during storytelling.

Erfahrungen aus Kindergärten

The activity took place over a longer period of time (10 days). Children needed individual support in inventing a coherent story, mainly through guiding questions. They also needed support with illustrating the content, so that the drawings did not include too many details but focused on the essential elements. During recording, children had no difficulties, as they are used to recording themselves, watching the recordings, and reflecting on them.

— Vrtec Tezno Maribor

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