STORY TELLING Making it Fun Effective Story Telling
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STORY TELLING “Making it Fun”
Effective Story Telling Techniques • Most people know that stories which hold a child’s attention get retold over and over again. • What are 4 stories or nursery rhymes that can be retold from memory. • Who can tell one right now? !
The following are effective techniques: • First, the story must be appealing to children at their age of development. • Second, the story teller has to do something to make the story visual. • Children like to hear and see the story. • Stories that trigger feelings draw them in • Third, stories work best if told in an active setting. • Do something other than sitting on the floor. • “If the story is about a cave get under the table or desk”
Types of Stories • Stories w/ a moral • “Curious George” • Stories about how children survive hostility • “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Hansel & Gretel” • Epic Stories – passed from one generation to the next • Affective Stories – produce an emotional response • “The Ugly Duckling” • Fantasy, fairy tales, and rhymes • “Cinderella, Peter Pan” • Nonsense Stories – Dr. Seuss
Making a story visible • Dramatize it or “act it out” • Flannel board stories • Chalkboard illustrations • Picture books • Puppet shows • Videos and movies
• Listen to the following story being read to you and answer the questions on the next slide for each story:
Children’s Story Evaluation: • What is the Moral of the story? • What type of development(s) {physical, intellectual, social, emotional or moral} does the story help a child develop? • What age group would you recommend for this stories? Why? • Please rate the story on a scale of 1 - 10 and tell me why?
