WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? While the pedagogical aspect of telling tales is important, it is as important to keep the pupils entertained and to make this storytelling moment a nice, fun moment of their day. One way to achieve this result is to include a gamification...
PLAYING WITH SHADOWS Playing with shadows is almost certainly one of the oldest ways of telling stories. It has a very positive impact on the child’s emotional and intellectual development and meets its primary...
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? The Tale-Stick, also known as Story Stick or Storytelling-stick, is a tool that allows the storyteller to help structure their thoughts and important steps of a story while telling it. It allows to have a handy skeleton of the story, while...
(Japanese: 紙芝居, KAMI=paper, SHIBAI= theater, acting ) It was a form of street theatre and was used by a kamishibai-ya (kamishibai narrator) who moved by bicycle in cities to tell tales to the children. Source: Photo from the Walter A. Pennino Postwar Japan Photo...
WHY ARE OBJECTS AND PROPS IMPORTANT FOR STORYTELLING? Oral storytelling requires from the teacher an excellent ability not only expositive but above all creative in order to be able to reach and welcome all children beyond the different abilities of each of...
