Every year we go down to the Oregon Coast and rent a beach house and relax. This year I got to bring along something extra! A brand new Nikon D3300 ! Nikon wanted me to check the camera out and I jumped at the chance, I started playing with it as soon as it arrived. I knew that when Nikon asked me to share the photos I took with the D3300 with my readers I wasn’t just going to throw them in a post, I wanted to show you how I used the vacation photos for a simple but very effective literacy activity. Storytelling.
Before you can make your box you need to shoot some great photos. I am not a photographer but I have always enjoyed taking photos and know that taking many is a great strategy for getting just the right shot! Here are some of my favorites that went into our storytelling box – trust me these are just a few that I took.
The view from the window seat – Taken with my Nikon D3300
Making sand angels – Taken with my Nikon D3300
It’s a big big world – Taken with my Nikon D3300
Taken with my Nikon D3300
Oregon Coast Taken with my Nikon D3300
Jumping tide pools – Taken with my Nikon D3300
shells – Taken with my Nikon D3300
Jump – Taken with my Nikon D3300
Catch at the beach – Taken with my Nikon D3300
Running out of the waves – Taken with my Nikon D3300
Checking out one of the instruments the beach house had – Taken with my Nikon D3300
Shells from the beach – Taken with my Nikon D3300
When it comes down to it, they adore each other. Taken with my Nikon D3300
Once you have all your favorites chosen print them out or have them printed at a photo lab. I am a last minute sort of gal so I did it myself. Very late at night… don’t know about you but that is my time to check off all the items on my to do list.
Gather your materials. You will need the photos you took, a box, some card stock, glue, and scissors.
Taken with my Nikon D3300
Cut the photos out and glue them onto the card stock then trim. Pop them in the box and set them out for your little storyteller.
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As stated above I was provided with a Nikon D3300 in return for sharing this post.
Anne Evans says
That instrument the little girl is holding looks like an MBIRA, or a thumb piano. It is widely played in many parts of Africa and has many different names. I came across it in Zimbabwe, and that is what it’s call there. It has a beautiful sound. If you search the name on youtube you will find lovely examples of masters playing the instrument. Amazing how such a small thing can create such a magical sound. There is a lovely lullaby called Usa Cheme that’s on a Putumayo African Lullaby CD. Simply hypnotic!