Can sounds tell a story? Here's a great lesson based around sound clips for your students to work with!
A picture is not the only source that can inspire a thousand words. Sounds may tell a story just as well, leaving much more room to the imagination.
The activity I’ll describe today is built around sounds and guides students to the actual writing of the story based on the sounds they hear.
Step 1. Generating a story idea
Tell your students that they will hear different sounds. Ask them to note, in sequential order, the sounds they hear.