Description
Students learn to step into the shoes of others in this fun story-creating activity.
Supplies
- Magazines/ Newspapers
- Scissors
- Paper
- Glue/ tape
- Pencils
How to Play
- Pass out magazines, scissors, tape/glue, pencils, and paper to students.
- Give students 5 minutes to look through the magazines cutting out various people with different expressions on their faces.
- Once time is up, students use the glue and paper to glue their cut-out people to different sheets of paper.
- Students come up with a story about how they think the various cut-out people are feeling and write it underneath their magazine cut-outs on each sheet of paper.
- Allow time at the end for students to share the stories they created.
Activity Prompts for Reflection
- How did you decide what your magazine cut out would be doing in the story?
- What would you do if you were in a situation like your story?
- How did you know how the people that you cut out were feeling?
- How does it make you feel when someone steps in your shoes?
Other Ways to Play
- Have students work in groups to cut and brainstorm story ideas.
- Allow younger students to draw the scenario that their cut-out people would be in.
- Use poster board instead of paper so that it is one big visual of the story they create.
- Have students draw scenarios their people would be in, instead of cutting pictures from magazines.
Additional Notes
- Use the SEL Activity Prompts to tie other SEL competencies to this activity.
