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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Sound Effects Comic
BAM! SPLAT! WHOOSH! Make a four-panel comic where the sound effects tell most of the story.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- onomatopoeia, sequencing, lettering
What kids do
“Tell a story with big, bold sound words. Make them look like they sound!”
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- My sound words (onomatopoeia):
How to run it
- Brainstorm sound words on the board: crash, boing, sizzle, zoom.
- Show how letters can look like their sound: wobbly, spiky, huge.
- Try telling the story with only sound words.
Talk about it
- Which sound word is your favorite?
- Could someone follow your story without other words?
- What does “quiet” look like as a word?
Take it further
Make a sound-effects dictionary for your class.
Pairs well with
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