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...
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...
"Literacy Development in the Storytelling Classroom" shows just how powerful a tool storytelling can be for building vital language skills not just reading and writing, but speaking, listening, visual literacy, and information literacy as well. It is an exceptionally rich and rewarding resource that helps teachers and tellers work together to focus story time on language development.
Moving grade-by-grade from pre-K to middle school, "Literacy Development in the Storytelling Classroom" offers both research-based ideas and specific lesson plans for using storytelling to promote literacy...
"Literacy Development in the Storytelling Classroom" shows just how powerful a tool storytelling can be for building vital language skills not jus...
This book is about the intersection of storytelling and science. Recognizing that humans are hard-wired for narrative, this collection of new essays integrates the two in a special way to teach science in the K6 classroom. As science education changes its focus to concepts that bridge various disciplines, along with science and engineering practices, storytelling offers opportunities to enhance the science classroom. Lesson plans are provided, each presenting a story, its alignment with science (Next Generation Science Standards), language arts (Common Core State Standards) and theater arts...
This book is about the intersection of storytelling and science. Recognizing that humans are hard-wired for narrative, this collection of new essays i...
