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August 13, 2014 | 1 Comment

Storytelling Box With Photos

storytelling box 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.

 

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The view from the window seat – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

Taken with my Nikon D3300

Making sand angels – Taken with my Nikon D3300

It's a big big world - Taken with my Nikon D3300

It’s a big big world – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

Taken with my Nikon D3300

Taken with my Nikon D3300

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Oregon Coast Taken with my Nikon D3300

Jumping tide pools - Taken with my Nikon D3300

Jumping tide pools – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

shells - Taken with my Nikon D3300

shells – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

Jump - Taken with my Nikon D3300

Jump – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

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Catch at the beach – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

Running out of the waves - Taken with my Nikon D3300

Running out of the waves – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

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Checking out one of the instruments the beach house had – Taken with my Nikon D3300

 

Shells from the beach - 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

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.

making a storytelling box

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.

Do you use your family photos for activities? Tell is about it on our Facebook page!

As stated above I was provided with a Nikon D3300 in return for sharing this post.

 

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  1. Anne Evans says

    August 14, 2014 at 8:20 am

    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!

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