Making Funny Stories Giant Dominoes

Making Funny Stories Giant Dominoes is an engaging and educational storytelling game designed to spark imagination and support early literacy development in young learners. Featuring 20 character tiles and 20 scenario tiles, children can mix and match pieces to create up to 400 unique and often hilarious sentence combinations. Whether the story is silly-like œMy sister has eight legs-or sensible-like œAn octopus has eight legs-this hands-on activity enhances reading comprehension and fosters creativity. Each domino includes bright and appealing illustrations that provide helpful picture clues, making it easier for visual learners and beginner readers to follow along and construct meaningful sentences. The carefully selected vocabulary includes a mix of basic sight words and simple phonetic words, giving children the opportunity to practise reading with confidence while also experimenting with language and storytelling. Ideal for both individual and group play, Making Funny Stories Giant Dominoes is perfect for classrooms, early learning centres, and homes where children are developing sentence structure and narrative skills. With its large, easy-to-handle pieces and limitless story combinations, this game offers a dynamic and enjoyable way to reinforce key literacy concepts through laughter and creative thinking.

Educational Benefits:

• Develops reading comprehension through exploration of sentence structure and meaning.
• Reinforces sight word recognition and phonetic decoding in a playful context.
• Encourages creative thinking and imaginative storytelling.
• Builds confidence in independent and group reading and speaking tasks.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use tiles in small groups to practise forming grammatically correct sentences.
• Let students expand a domino story into a full written narrative.
• Have students act out their funniest sentence creations to enhance expression and fluency.
• Encourage students to build and share a story with peers to develop oral communication skills.

Information:

• Recommended Age: 3+ years
• Tile Size: Large-format tiles designed for small hands
• Includes:
  • 20 character domino tiles
  • 20 scenario domino tiles
  • Full-colour illustrations on each tile
  • Up to 400 possible sentence combinations