Growing up my Grandmother would always tell my sister and I stories, about her childhood, my dad as a child, and her friends from the neighborhood. It was my favorite part of her visits. In chapter 5 of our text we read about traditional literature and how storytelling in a classroom is a great technique to use. I was also reminded of this yesterday while I was at camp. All the staff gathered around the bon fire and told some of our favorite stories, some scary, some not so scary. Matt made a really good point when he talked to us about how the more you practice a story the better it gets and that you can take any traditional stories and make them your own.
How to Model Storytelling for Children
1. Select stories with good plot structure.
2. Be sure you know the story thoroughly so you can retell it in your own words. Include any rhythmical or receptive phrases.
3. Be expressive, changing your voice to reflect dialogue, intonation, and inflection.
4. Tell the story slowly and with animation of body, hand gestures and facial expressions.
5. Use props and other creative storytelling techniques such as puppets, stuffed animals, cutout characters and settings, a felt-board, and dolls.
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