Storytelling with Your Child & an Imagination {MemeTales & PBSKids Readathon}

I read the most adorable book this week with my son. He is three years old and was captivated with the words and the story. I loved what Doors in the Air ignited in him. I love how this book took him for a ride and then more. Imagination in children is a wonderful thing to embrace for a moment and for a lifetime. Nurture it and love it. See where it goes. I believe that as parents we should light up that “something” in our children and then let them go to explore the world. That is why I truly fell in love with this week’s theme for MemeTales Readathon 2012: Imagination. What a grand topic and one that is accessible to all of us.

We read all the books for this week’s theme. Did I mention that these featured books are FREE? Scroll down and click on the book image. You and your child can read them online, on your ipad, on the iphone, etc. The very cool part too is that with every person who joins the Readathon read there is a meal donated to hungry kids via foodforeducation.org? Pretty amazing stuff going on too. 4,300 meals donated. 42,000+ books read by young children.

Here is a really wonderful activity we did along side these books and this theme. There is a FREE printable* included too. So, go crazy!

Montessori Print Shop offers these wonderful Imagine Story Cards instructions included in the printable.

These printable are great but you can also do this activity by collecting images of whatever you would like – you can make it a theme around a time of year, a holiday, a trip or a country. There are twelve images in this printable set to get you started on an activity. The images include scenarios with children and families.

Show your child the images and ask him what they think of the image.

How are these people feeling?
Why do you think they feel that way?
Who do you think is in this picture?
Why was this picture taken?
Where do you think this picture was taken?

…and so on…let the child’s imagination take off. Give them the chance to explore and imagine the story behind the image.

Thank you for choosing to read this post today.

Warmly,

Marnie

*There are loads of great FREE downloads on Montessori Print Shop. Check them out!

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Marnie Craycroft

Founder, Publisher, Writer & Editor at Carrots Are Orange, Inc.

Marnie began Carrots Are Orange in 2010 after the birth of her first son. Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori inspired homeschooling blog for parents and educators. She hails from Maine, a wonderfully down to earth place to grow up. Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999, currently living in Seattle with her husband and two young boys. She is pursuing Montessori certification.