Picture Prompt Story

Any picture – a book illustration, a postcard, a poster in the waiting room – hides a whole story.

Time: 15 min
Age: 4–10 years
Energy: Calm
Where: At home · On the go

Talking about pictures with open questions ("What happened just before?") is one of the best-studied ways to grow young children's vocabulary. Kids learn to notice details and turn them into a story with a beginning, middle and end.

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