Phase 2

In phase 2 children got to know more about different genres and elements of the stories. Children gathered more knowledge by visiting a bookstore virtually and interacting with a story teller. They were introduced to different authors and their style of writing which helped them to visualize and create their own stories.

To give children better understanding of different types of genres they had a virtual trip to a bookstore 'Latitude' where they saw different books. They got to explore fairy tales, mythological books, comedy books, scary books, autobiography.

Glimpses of virtual field trip to Latitude bookstore

Representational drawing of virtual field trip to latitude

Now children had a fair idea about genres and elements of stories. They did an indepth study about the works of two authors "Eric Carle' and "Julia Donaldson" to get more clarity about deciding how a theme is selected and a how a story is woven around it.

During online research children talked about characters, settings and illustrations

Inspired by Eric Carle stories- Children's representations

Construction Play - create setting of the story

Sfurna:"I making with clay, Shastrinagar, India mai hai, fairy tales, I know everything."

Naksh: "I made leaf and cocoon."

Yadhvansh: "This is red hen house."

Julia Donaldson and her stories

After exploring stories of Julia Donaldson, children compared the elements of two stories. This helped them to understand how theme, characters, settings, and plot are interwoven to create a story.

Creative expressions after hearing fairy tales

Group 1 Story Project Journey

Deciding the theme

Some thoughts shared by children while selecting the theme for their own story.

Aum : "Goat story- two goat crossing the bridge, ant and the dove- helping."

Yadhvansh: "The little red hen - sabki help karni chahiye."

Reeyan: "Mai didi ko help karta hai, lion ki story aati hai, The lion king acha nai hota na toh use maar dena and work karna chahiye."

Waamik: "The busy spider - ye busy hato, spider web banavto hato, hard working."

Naksh: "Three little pigs were hard working."

Deciding the characters and their appearance, settings, problem and solution of Story

Reeyan : "All animals friends hai jungle mai rehte hai."

Waamik: "Giraffe lamba hota hai bada hota hai, magic mountain jayege house ma abra ka dabra karta hata."

Vaarush: "Black skin princess, lion siting in car, elephant yellow t-shirt, pant blue, giraffe long t-shirt red, rat black t-shirt dhoti."

Saavi: "Tifiti princess, green color clothes, Lion is grumpy, nanu hase surprise face, helping all elephant."

Yadhvansh: "Pink clothes, frock, elephant happy, giraffe has white car."

Naksh: "Baby giraffe chota hai red t-shirt and red pant, sab kutch red hai, strong hoga, lion is wearing black t-shirt."

Anvit: "Giraffe will wear coat and tie."

Aum: "Sare animals tent mai rahege and princess castle mai rahegi, tent castle ke garden mai hoga, car parking bhi hoga, beach jayege, hardworking, beautiful, rat hat peher se, mouse lazy sleeping and sleeping, no helping."

The children's story now took a form. They visualized and created individual blue print for story presentation and made a prototype using clay. They named their story "Princess and hardworking friends."

Materials for model making and responsibilities were decided

Group 2 Story Project Journey

Deciding the theme- Friendship

Some thoughts shared by children while selecting the theme for their own story

Shivaksh: "The monkey and crocodile- friends."

Niyansh: "Mouse with 7 tails – koi kuch bhi bole sunna nai chahiye."

Deepanjali: "The lion and the mouse. "

Madhav: "Help karni chahiye friends ko."

Deciding the characters and their appearance, settings, problem and solution of the story

Aaryahi: "Lion ne pehna tha brown vali pant aur white shoes tortoise green frock- happy tha."

Kiaan: " Lion yellow t-shirt cold feel kar tha, happy and jacket, vaha baarish ho rahi thi."

Deepanjali: "Mummy- red grown, sweet & angry, Papa- green T-shirt, jeans, sweet, Boy- kind and notorious, blue t-shirt, pants."

Madhav: "Usne medicine diya aur injection kyuki stale pizza khaya, pet mai dar hua."

Niyansh: "Rabbit good che, pink shirt, black pant shoes peryu che, helping boy hato saro, blue t-shirt, green pants."

Shivaksh: "Chocolate khato hato, clouds hata ane rain aavto hto, red Blanket lion."

Sfurna: " Mummy red gown pehnegi vo sweet and angry hai, Papa green T-shirt, blue jeans pehnege and sweet hai."

Parina: "Lion yellow t-shirt perse ne jacket ane brown pant, white shoes, ene cold lagtu hatu and happy hato."

The children's story now took a form. They visualized and

created individual blue print for story presentation and

made a prototype using clay. They named their story

"Friends in the jungle"

Children represented their individual thoughts of their story in the form of drawings

Materials for Model making and division of responsibilities were decided

Self created stories during the journey