The Preschooler

Tell Me a Story

At three- or four-years-old, it is pretty likely that your preschooler is not writing full length stories for you to proudly post on your refrigerator.  It is, however, fairly safe to assume that your child tells you many, many stories throughout the day.  For example, you may get to hear about their new, imaginary pet lion who needs some meat to eat.  And, oh, by the way, her name is Lucy.  Or you may learn about your child’s current fascination with becoming the world’s first, and likely only ever, knighted-farmer-superhero.

 Although you certainly would not be able to write down each and every story your preschooler tells you during the day, taking the time to let her dictate a story while you type is something that is easily achievable once every week or two.  Allowing your child to see the story being written as she tells it to you puts her directly in the author’s chair.  She can also experience being the illustrator if you print out the story and encourage her to draw a picture.

My own four-year-old has become quite fascinated with the writing process and is gaining more understanding of how print works.  In fact, as I was typing this article, he asked if he could write a story of his own.  I hope you enjoy getting to know our cat in his story called ”Ray Ray”.

Ray Ray     

 By Elliot

 Ray Ray is silly.  He is black and white, and he has stripes.  He has some gray too.

 Ray Ray likes to play with water.  It spills.  He doesn’t like to play with his toys very much.

 Ray Ray likes to fight with the dog.  He gets nervous, and he tries to bite the dog.

 I like Ray Ray because he is so soft, and he is nice to me.

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Written by Laura on November 9, 2011