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The Story Circle
TOF
Description
A collaborative storytelling game where children sit in a circle and take turns adding sentences to create a fun, imaginative group story.
Details

7 - 10 years, 11 - 19 years

Less Than 10

10 to 30 minutes

No materials
Tags
Creativity, Focused, Collaboration, Communication, Topic Specific, Remote-Friendly, Listening Skills, Classroom Management, Sequential Memory, Auditory Memory

Instructions:
1. Everyone sits in a circle.
2. One child starts a story with a simple sentence.
3. Going clockwise, each child adds a sentence.
4. Continue until everyone contributes or a natural end emerges.
Variations & tips:
1. Show a picture or object to inspire the first sentence. e.g. a mysterious key.
2. Students can also draw themes from a hat e.g. space adventure, haunted house, jungle adventure etc
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