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Storyworld Studio · Kindergarten · Week 1

Character mystery bag

Materials checklist

  • Cloth bag
  • Props (hats, glasses, keys, toy animals)
  • Mirror
  • Recording device

Step by step

  1. Child pulls a prop from the bag.
  2. Educator asks 'who might own this?'
  3. Child names and describes the character.
  4. Group adds ideas.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice rich vocabulary — record and transcribe their stories.
  • • Extend with dress-ups for a character.
Discovery HouseEducator Resources
Storyworld Studio · Kindergarten · Week 1

Cut out along the dashed lines and laminate.

Character mystery bag

Who do you think owns this hat?

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Character mystery bag

What will your puppet say first?

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Character mystery bag

What happens at the end of your story?

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Character mystery bag

Notice rich vocabulary — record and transcribe their stories.

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Character mystery bag

Extend with dress-ups for a character.

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Discovery HouseEducator Resources
Storyworld Studio · Kindergarten · Week 1

Observation record — Character mystery bag

Child / group:
Date:
Educator:

What I saw and heard (child's voice)

Learning I noticed (outcomes)

Where to next / how I'll extend

Outcomes this week: Active learning · Communicating · QA1