Children learn through play! Play is described as one of the best ways children can learn language and literacy skills. Children are often proud of what they make with Magna-Tiles and are eager to share and describe it. Children as storytellers develop narrative skills, with many possibilities for vocabulary enhancement.
We asked Magna-Tects to describe this Magna-Tiles Creation! Encourage the use of adjectives, numbers, telling of a story or describe anything about it! Be creative!
Here were some of the responses:
“It’s a fish looking for its dinner”
“A crocodile because his mouth is open and trying to eat a fish.” Age 5
“A fish with its tail up trying to catch another fish” Age 9
“This is an animal who swims in the ocean and is opening its mouth to eat a treat.”
“My little guy said immediately that it was a fish, that the one in the air is his tail, and the fish mouth is open in the front (he loves fishing so it’s no surprise what he sees in this :D).”
“It looks like a whale with it’s mouth open (red tile) and the back is the tail of the whale. So Cool and Awesome!” Age 5
“Magnatail the blue whale is searching for his sea through kingdom of tiles and turtles”
From the mouth of a 3 (almost 4) year old: ” It looks like a train. The red (triangle) part is the Buffalo pusher. The purple square is my seat. The green triangle is where the wheels go and the top blue squares and green triangle keep my feet dry.”
“That is….a snail. It is on its way to its friend’s house but it will take a very long time to get there because it is slow. It might want to take an apple in case it gets hungry. Or a blanket. In case it gets cold. -Maddie, Age 4
Kylee Age 5 sees a whale hungry for lunch because she just got home from school!
“It’s a very slow snail. They don’t have feet. Snails are sticky” Madi Age 4
My 9 year old son said “it looks like a turtle walking away with a heavy shell on his back.”
“It looks like a door trap. Like there’s a trap in the back for catching lots of mouses and stuff.” Griffin, Age 3 1/2
It’s Baby Beluga in the big blue sea’!! Jonathan, Age 3
“It’s like a rocket blaster with a launchpad that goes infinity google plea to Mars.” Atlas, Age 5
It looks like a slow moving snail Who is trying to look for food but his shell is very heavy. Age 5
“It’s a whale! Like Jonah’s whale, although, I don’t think Jonah would fit in this whale, it’s too little.”
“This is a baby snail that has become lost and must find his home before it is night time. He misses his family and is getting really hungry.”
“Looks like a baby alligator , wants some food.” Age 3
“I see a beautiful fish looking for its dinner” Age 9
“Fish” Age 21 months
“A pizza for Mommy” Miriam, Age 4
“It looks like a triangle box.”
“It looks like singing bird” Daniel, Age 4
They said “It looks like a whale” ” it has a huge back fin!” “It has lipstick on!” “He isn’t happy, he has no eyes.” One boy said “no! It’s a snail! With a little red tail!” -This is my school age class; children who are 5, 6, and 7)
“This looks like a house where lots of kids live with their parents and cousins and grandparents and have fun together!”
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