Tell Me A Story, Puh-leeze!

 

There's at least one great storyteller in every family.

Here is another group activity that can serve as a review of concepts and also use a different part of the kids' brains to relieve monotony and boredom. Storytelling develops language and social skills. Its fun to anticipate, participate and (gosh, can't think of another rhyme) to relive with joyful memories. If desperate, teachers can create math stories about the 'frenetic fraction' or some such to spotlight a learning glitch-of-the-moment. Though storytelling is for all grades levels.

1. Collaborative Storytelling

http://www.thebookchook.com/2012/08/collaborative-storytelling.html 

Navajo Storytelling doll: Grandmother

2.Why Storytelling?

http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/index.html 

3.Storytelling Activities & Lesson Ideas

http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/lessonideas/index.html 

 There's really a lot here, will keep us busy.

  

 

4. Storytelling Lesson Plans 

Anansi, shadow puppet style

 http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=Storytelling&media=lesson&gclid=CMDk8bbdiLICFWThQgodSVsApQ

 

5.  Effective Storytelling
A manual for beginners

http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/eest.htm 

6. By Word of Mouth:
A Storytelling Guide for the Classroom

http://www.prel.org/products/pr_/storytelling.htm 

With props...

Surely you can draw out the storytellers in your class!

...or without props.

         Boy, would I like to hear this guy's story.