Story Boards
Definition and Purpose
Storyboards are cards on which the illustrations and text from a picture book have been attached. Teachers can create storyboards by cutting apart two copies of a picture book and gluing the pages onto a piece of cardboard. The purpose of storyboards is to sequence the events of the story by lining the cards up on a whiteboard marker tray or hanging them on a clothesline. This will allow children to visualize the story and its structure in new ways and examine the illustrations more closely.
Teachers use this strategy as it allows children to manipulate and sequence stories. Storyboards are especially beneficial for English learners as it allows them to review the events that occurred in a story after reading it. English learners often can share their understanding better through visuals than through language. Storyboards also allow for teaching of comprehension when only one copy of a picture book is available for student viewing.
Steps
Teachers can use storyboards with small groups, the whole class or as a part of a center activity for individual children.
1. The teacher will select two copies of a picture book for the storyboard.
2. Teachers will cut the pictures from the books.
3. Teachers will glue each page or double-page spread to a piece of cardboard, making sure that pages are alternated so that each illustration is included.
4. The teacher will then laminate the cards to protect them from wear and tear.
5. Teachers will use the storyboard cards for a number of activities, including sequencing, story structure, and rereading and word study activities.
Application and Examples
Students will arrange storyboards from the story Goldilocks and the three bears to retell the story and pick out the beginning, middle and end.
Storyboards are cards on which the illustrations and text from a picture book have been attached. Teachers can create storyboards by cutting apart two copies of a picture book and gluing the pages onto a piece of cardboard. The purpose of storyboards is to sequence the events of the story by lining the cards up on a whiteboard marker tray or hanging them on a clothesline. This will allow children to visualize the story and its structure in new ways and examine the illustrations more closely.
Teachers use this strategy as it allows children to manipulate and sequence stories. Storyboards are especially beneficial for English learners as it allows them to review the events that occurred in a story after reading it. English learners often can share their understanding better through visuals than through language. Storyboards also allow for teaching of comprehension when only one copy of a picture book is available for student viewing.
Steps
Teachers can use storyboards with small groups, the whole class or as a part of a center activity for individual children.
1. The teacher will select two copies of a picture book for the storyboard.
2. Teachers will cut the pictures from the books.
3. Teachers will glue each page or double-page spread to a piece of cardboard, making sure that pages are alternated so that each illustration is included.
4. The teacher will then laminate the cards to protect them from wear and tear.
5. Teachers will use the storyboard cards for a number of activities, including sequencing, story structure, and rereading and word study activities.
Application and Examples
Students will arrange storyboards from the story Goldilocks and the three bears to retell the story and pick out the beginning, middle and end.