Age 5Reading20 min
Change activity →Let's Change the Ending
Read or tell a known story, then invent a new last page together.
Activity steps
Step 1 of 5, Get ready
- Get ready. You will need A familiar story.
- Step 1. Tell or read the story as usual.
- Step 2. Stop before the end.
- Step 3. Ask, “What if something different happened?”
- Step 4. Make a silly ending and a kind ending.
Let's get ready!
You'll need
- A familiar story

Nothing fancy. Just things you already have at home.
What this builds
- Story sense
- Imagination
- Talking
Try this
Can your child draw the new ending in 3 lines?
