Storytelling

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Storytelling
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What is storytelling?

• Storytelling is reciting a story or reading aloud
  from a book.

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Storytelling helps to

• Build listening and reading skills.
• Provide models of acceptable behavior and
  positive social relationships.

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Storytelling helps to

• Build new concepts and ideas.
• Provide a quiet activity
• Encourage verbal expression

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What kind of books are there?

• Picture Books- have single words or simple
• sentences, and
• simple plots.

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Storybooks

• Contain pictures but have more words and more
  complex plots
• than pictures

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Family Life Stories

• Books contain the theme
• of social
• understanding

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Animal Stories

• Books that give animals human qualities
• The animal hero
• has some unusual
• success or ability

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Fairy Tales

• Books that have a theme of achievement.
• Characters or heroes must perform
• difficult tasks
• in order to
• succeed.

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How do you choose a good story?

• Simple plot
• Match the childs level
• Illustrations
• Large, colorful
• No unneeded detail

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How do you choose a good story?

• Remember the word
• STORIES

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How do you choose a good story?

• Things that rhyme

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How do you choose a good story?

• One main character

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How do you choose a good story?

• Repetition

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How do you choose a good story?

• Includes direct conversation

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How do you choose a good story?

• Ending is definite and realistic

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How do you choose a good story?

• Situations are familiar

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Selecting Books for Children, you must consider

• Fictional content- stories should match the
  childrens developmental levels and experiences.
• Durability, Length Illustrations, and vocabulary,

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Selecting books Based on Age

• Infants and toddlers-durable picture books of
  simple items in surroundings
• Two year olds- realistic books about things they
  know, do and enjoy
• Pointing/touching/sounds

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Selecting books Based on Age

• Three year olds-
• request stories by title
• Community helpers
• Realistic
• Simple and clear pictures
• Limited number of words

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Selecting books Based on Age

• Four year olds-
• Short, simple stories
• Exaggeration
• Silliness
• More curious about the world

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Selecting books Based on Age

• Five year olds-
• Memorize word for word
• Fantasy
• Stories that give them added knowledge

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Durability

• Children should be allowed to hold and carry
  books as well as turn pages.
• Pages must be
• sturdy.

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Length

• Infants- few pages
• Two year olds- 5-8 minutes
• Three year olds- 6- 10 minutes

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Length

• Four year olds- 8-12 minutes
• Five year olds- 10-15
• minutes

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Stereotypes

• Though books, children gain understanding of
  people with different skin, color, and language.
• Knowledge of these differences promotes
  acceptance.

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Avoid Stories that Reinforce Stereotypes

• Stereotypes are preset ideas about people based
  on one characteristic (sex, nationality, religion
  etc )
• Children's books need to be free of sexism,
  racism and
  
• ageism.

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Reading Stories to Children

• Choose stories both children and you will enjoy!
• And follow these easy steps

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Preparing to Read

• Read story several times
• Comfortable seating is required
• Story groups should
• be small

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Introducing the Story

• Before starting, make personal comments, show
  children the book to get them involved.
• Introduce stories with props
• Identify words

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Reading the Story

• Read story with pleasure!
• Change tone and pitch of voice to add interest

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Maintaining Interest

• Interest can be seen in their laughter,
  stillness, and expressions
• Restore interest by asking questions.

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Handling Interruptions

• Accept questions and answer patiently.
• Child who are a distraction, apply positive
  praise to those who are sitting quietly.

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Ending Stories

• Ending should be clear
• Ask them a question about the story or simply
  just say

Thank you!
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Achieving Variety in Storytelling

• Decide if you are going to read a book, or make
  up your own
• Practice in
• front of a mirror

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Tapes

• Audio Tapes have appeal for young children
• Contain sound and effects
• You can make your own tapes and pick your story

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Draw and Tell

• Drawing are made on chalk board, tag board, or
  dry erase
• Can be used
• more than once

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Puppets

• You can have puppets tell the story
• Can be made from
• mittens, tin cans, and other
• materials

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Flipcharts

• Flipcharts- stories drawn on large tag board
  cards.
• Number the back of each paper to help keep the
  pages in order
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Slide Stories

• Center around picture taken on field trips
• Start a slideshow from the beginning to the year,
  parents will
• enjoy this!

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Flannel Boards

• Flannel boards are often called felt boards
• Figures made from non-woven interfacing fabric
• Can be traced
• from a
• storybook

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That's all there is to it!