Stories in Action
Interactive Tales and Learning Activities to Promote Early Literacy
Price: $35.00
ISBN13: 9781591583387
ISBN10: 1591583381
Book code: LU3381
Libraries Unlimited
Paperback
| 240 pages
Publication Date: 04/30/2006
DESCRIPTION
Promote the love of story, familiarize children with a variety of story forms and stimulate curiosity in diverse subjects while building basic literacy skills. In this guide, dozens of enchanting stories from around the world are accompanied by simple learning extensions for children (ages 4 through 8) that build such important literacy skills as print awareness, print motivation, vocabulary, phonological awareness, listening skills, and predicting and sequencing skills. Each of the 14 chapters begins with an interactive, illustrated folktale finger play as the starting point for a range of literacy building activities such as acting out, re-telling, writing, and discussions; and ends with a short list of related books. A great resource for library story hour, the book will also be invaluable to storytellers, teachers, day care centers, and after school programs. Grades PreK-3.
Enchant children with these interactive stories while building a solid foundation for literacy in young learners. This guide is designed to promote in children (ages 4 through 8) the love of story, familiarize them with a variety of story forms, stimulate curiosity in diverse subjects, and build literacy skills. It offers approximately 40 engaging and interactive tales from around the world along with related activities, and it provides educators and storytellers with a wealth of exciting material for literacy and storytelling programs. The book is organized in three sections-Exploring Structures of Stories, Exploring Themes and Characters through Stories, and Exploring Cultures through Stories. Each of the 14 chapters begins with an interactive, illustrated folktale finger play as starting point for a range of literacy building activities such as acting out, re-telling, writing, and discussions. Related stories and picture book references build upon such themes as tall tales, sharing, magical helpers, and the rain forest. Tips for working with younger children, as well as gifted and older children are also included. Grades PreK-3.
Promote the love of story and build literacy skills with dozens of enchanting tales from around the world.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Exploring Themes through Stories
Tales of Crowded Dwellings
Tales Using Echoes and Reflections
Tales of Dreams
Tales of Magical Helpers
Tales of Sharing
Tales of Inanimate Objects Animating
Exploring Character through Stories
West African Spider Stories
Exploring Culture through Stories
Learning about Mexican Culture through Folktales
Learning about the Brazilian Amazon through the Folktales
Learning about Northeastern American Indians through the Folktales
Exploring Structures of Stories
Tall Tales
Why Stories
Cumulative Tales
Circle Stories
Bill Gordh is a storyteller, educator, and workshop leader is co-director of Manhattanville College School of Education Summer Arts Institute, where he has taught the Arts In Ed grad level course. He is also Director of Expressive Arts, The Episcopal School in New York City, where he regularly conducts the storytelling program. He has participated in school storytelling residency programs and has presented at numerous educational conferences nationwide.