stories, stories, stories

8/14/2019 Stories, Stories, Stories

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/stories-stories-stories 1/18

Stories, Stories, StoriesUsing stories to enhance

learningPresented by: Juli Marshall



Why use stories

• Using stories gives our students addedreference points from which they may

enhance their learning and facilitatetheir understanding.

• Literacy (through talking, singing) is the

basis for early learning – and continuesthroughout life.



• How much more do we remember when wehear:

the lyrics to a song?ABC song

information in a chant?

One potato... Two potato ...What do we want? GLOBAL

PEACE ! When do we

want it? NOW!a moral or theme through a story?Little girl and lightning ‘flash’



Stories ‘click’ if they’re personal or

something we can relate to.

A. Something familiar culturally orethnically or experientially

B. Something we’ve felt or thought

C. Something from our wishes, hopes ordreams Picture2



Is learning from stories limited?NO!!!

Stories can be used across the curriculum– Maths, Science included

Little Miss Hour/Mr Macho Minute

Little Sister and Big Brother



Student learning can be more powerfuland reflective if they have ownership of

the storyBrainstorm significant words

Use a familiar tune and tell the storythrough the music

Rewrite a story inserting real studentnames



How do we give

children “ownership”of their learning?1. Encourage them to create the stories,

poems, etc.Record stories on the computer ortape recorder for later transcription

Use older students to help withcomputer recording(eg. Sound

Recorder)

Use an older ‘buddy’ or parent helper to write

down or scribe for the students



Accomplishes several things:

Students learn about and learn to usetechnology – an imperative for the

21st century!

Technology is no longer a luxury!– even for younger students

Benefit for older studentsto help others and practice

their own literacy/ICT skills



Use Rhythm and Music –it’s natural!

We use music as a vehicle to move the storyor get a point across

Onomatopoeia

Most children love music and learnwords to songs easily

We often use music or poetry to helpour students learn to read.Robert and Marlene McCracken



Help through the internet

specific sites that have stories publishedand read for students to access

http://pbskids.org/ http://lightupyourbrain.com/audio-stories-for-children.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/



Musical stories

Tell the stories through differentverses

ClementineStar Spangled Banner

Really great to tell a story in Science

Put key points in the refrainTell the facts in each verse



Plays

Plays – allow movement, creativity,exploration of voice and sound to enhancethe story

– keeps the wiggly worms wiggling for apurpose

Pick Plays that have enough parts to keepthe student’s interest

Waiting through other people speakingfor 20 minutes until you get to YOURpart is not engaging!



If you can’t find it – make it – or better still,

have your students make it up!

Younger students may

need your help

Writing works best in smaller

groups (max 8)

If they’re making it, they willcertainly spread out the parts and theamount of times they get to speak!



Writing your own play/story

Use a familiar story as the seed

Fairy Tales and Folk Tales

Usually have multiple versionsAre often familiar to students

Allows for higher order thinkingby comparing and contrasting

Gives students a base for making uptheir own ‘twist’



Chunk it into parts – including Narration

to move the story along and fill in theblanks

Use a number of narrators tohelp tell the story

Rotate speakers evenly – it keeps up

the interest while waiting if you know your part is comingup soon



If there’s a ‘thin’ part – add a job

Make that character an observergiving asides to the audience orsaying the things ‘everyone is

thinking’

In ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’

“Can you see anything?? I can’t”later

“I still don’t see anything! Do you?”



It doesn’t have to be perfect!

Students can make the best editors!I sometimes make deliberate

mistakes for them to find

and correct...Everyone makes mistakes – even teachers!

It gives students confidence when they

find a ‘teacher mistake’Builds resilience when they

make a mistake themselves



Enjoy stories!

Read at least 1 story a day tochildren (no matter the age)

Have students read their creations to

you and others – show off to yourprincipal or other classes

Use music to enhance learning

Make up stories to show apoint/lesson/idea/example

http://StoriesStoriesStories.weebly.com

stories, stories, stories

Documents