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The Storytelling Classroom: Applications Across the Curriculum
Consisting of a series of essays written by storytellers who work in the classroom, as well as teachers who use storytelling in the classroom, this title addresses specific curriculum areas, and includes practical, easily replicable lesson plans. Also included is a review and explanation of the current research on the value of storytelling in the classroom in teaching the whole brain using the multiple intelligences and the integration of thinking in the left and right brain. It makes valid connections to educational standards in curriculum areas. Topics addressed are from the dual viewpoints of storytellers and educators.
The Storytelling Classroom is an inspiring, practical and immediately applicable collection of preK through eighth grade lesson plans by and for teachers and media specialists who use storytelling in the classroom and storytellers who work in the classroom. Each lesson plan is linked to National Standards in Language Arts Social Studies, Math or Science and accompanied by an essay which provides a glimpse of the alchemy that occurs when students, teachers and story are brought together: student engagement, classrooms that are alive with thinking students, LEARNING!
The Storytelling Classroom is an inspiring, practical and immediately applicable collection of preK through eighth grade lesson plans by and for teachers and media specialists who use storytelling in the classroom and storytellers who work in the classroom. Each lesson plan is linked to National Standards in Language Arts Social Studies, Math or Science and accompanied by an essay which provides a glimpse of the alchemy that occurs when students, teachers and story are brought together: student engagement, classrooms that are alive with thinking students, LEARNING!
232 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 2006
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April 27, 2020
A book with nice ideas and a noble purpose: to encourage storytelling in school settings.
It’s very America-centered, and the wealth of classroom activities detailed in the book will not all hold up under different circumstances. Many articles are reports of one time projects and short term storytelling residencies and not very useful to the teacher. The premise of the book is sweeping: it tries to give story activities for every age bracket. Therefore if you’re a teacher for a specific age group, much of this book won’t interest you.
Many activities, when analysed, boil down to: tell a story, analyse it with the students, introduce activities for the students to create a similar story, have them write or perform it. Good ideas, definitely, but repetitive.
The book falls lamentably short when it comes to theory. In about one page an author tries to characterise an age group AND explain why storytelling to those students is a good idea. There is no theoretical background, even though the introduction promises there will be.
The book as a whole is a great commercial for storytelling and that’s what makes reading it worthwhile. It has many inspiring ideas. However, you’ll have a lot of interpreting to do if you want to use any of them in your own classroom.
It’s very America-centered, and the wealth of classroom activities detailed in the book will not all hold up under different circumstances. Many articles are reports of one time projects and short term storytelling residencies and not very useful to the teacher. The premise of the book is sweeping: it tries to give story activities for every age bracket. Therefore if you’re a teacher for a specific age group, much of this book won’t interest you.
Many activities, when analysed, boil down to: tell a story, analyse it with the students, introduce activities for the students to create a similar story, have them write or perform it. Good ideas, definitely, but repetitive.
The book falls lamentably short when it comes to theory. In about one page an author tries to characterise an age group AND explain why storytelling to those students is a good idea. There is no theoretical background, even though the introduction promises there will be.
The book as a whole is a great commercial for storytelling and that’s what makes reading it worthwhile. It has many inspiring ideas. However, you’ll have a lot of interpreting to do if you want to use any of them in your own classroom.
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