Doodle Game

Our second grade group has spent this week immersing themselves in the Doodle Game. This game was reintroduced to me by another TAG teacher, Mark Steven Hess. While it was an activity I did earlier in my teaching career, it had slipped away until recently.

The Doodle Game is great for visual-spacial learners, but it also ties in literacy standards that include dialogue, description, and development of character experiences and events. We started off by introducing the rules. First, the doodle may not take up the whole space; second, the doodle may not be too intricate; and third, the doodle lines may not cross. Then we brainstormed what the doodle could be turned into, and it was AMAZING to hear all of the ideas! The creativity was oozing out of these kids!

The Rules

The next few pictures started with the same doodle but took on lives of their own! 

Tadpole...

Seashell and Baymax

The first day of the game was spent building that creativity, but beyond that, was all about story building. Each student had the same starter doodle and five minutes to complete the picture. Then, it was story time! We all took turns telling the story behind our doodle character, developing the events, using transitional words, and creating narrative experiences.

We now have sixteen story ideas that are ready to dive into. I can't wait to see what they come up with next!

Just a few story starter ideas!