LOGICAL THINKING - Grade 2

Lesson 8 of 8

Activity 1

Using symbols to tell a story.

Cindy Spider loved to tell stories, but not in the usual way. Instead of using words, she liked to draw symbols in the dirt with her tiny legs. Circles, lines, triangles, and squiggles became her way of painting pictures.
One sunny afternoon, Owen Owl flew down to watch Cindy at work.
“I like your idea, Cindy,” said Owen. “Did you know the Aboriginal people of Australia also told stories with symbols in their art? They used dots, shapes, and lines to show the land, animals, and adventures. It was their way of keeping stories alive.”
Cindy’s eyes sparkled. “Then let’s try it! I’ll draw some symbols, and you can guess the nursery rhyme story.”

Cindy began to scratch her first drawing in the dirt.
She drew three little mice tails—curved lines in a row—followed by a square and triangle for a farmer’s house. Then she added a partial circle for cheese and an longer shape for the knife.
Owen blinked his wise eyes. “Three tails, a farmer, and cheese… Oh, I know! That’s Three Blind Mice!”
Cindy giggled. “Correct!”
“Symbols really do tell stories,” Owen said proudly. “And they make me think carefully, just like a puzzle.”