Storytelling in the Elementary Classroom
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Internet Sites
National Storytelling Network
The Kids' Storytelling Club
Storytelling Power
Storytelling lesson plans for elementary school teachers
Aaron Shepard's Storytelling Page
The Art of the Storyteller
The Society for Storytelling
Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources for Storytellers
Youth Storytelling
Storyteller.net
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: ED457088
AU: Mello,-Robin
TI: Building Bridges: How Storytelling Influences Teacher/Student Relationships.
PY: 2001
NT: Paper presented at the Storytelling in the Americas Conference (St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada, August 30-September 1, 2001).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED457088
DEM: *Classroom-Communication; *Classroom-Techniques; *Story-Telling; *Teacher-Student-Relationship
DER: Art-Education; Art-Expression; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Narration-; Teacher-Education
AB: This paper examines the impact of storytelling in educational venues. Specifically, the paper compares data and findings from four ethnographic, qualitative, arts-based studies that examined either students' or teachers' reactions to oral narration in classroom settings. It suggests that, through stories and storytelling, people are exposed to long-standing archetypal models that engage the imagination, stimulate sympathetic responses, and cause participants to think more deeply about their social world. Taken as a whole, these studies suggest that the activity of storytelling has an impact on participants' interpersonal relationships, empathy, and sense of "connectedness" in the classroom. Therefore, telling stories aloud (without the aid of books, multimedia presentations, or other devices) needs to have primacy in classrooms. (Contains 2 figures and 21 references.) (Author/BT)
AN: ED459480
AU: Schembri,-Pamela
TI: Scary Stories You Won't Be Afraid To Use! Resources and Activities for a K-6 Audience. The Professional Growth Series.
PY: 2001
AV: Linworth Publishing, Inc., 480 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Ste. L, Worthington, OH 43085 ($36.95). Tel: 800-786-5017 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.linworth.com.
NT: A publication of The Book Report & Library Talk Professional Growth Series.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Classroom-Techniques; *Lesson-Plans; *Short-Stories; *Story-Telling
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Class-Activities; Elementary-Education; Instructional-Materials; Learning-Activities
AB: This book contains more than 500 "scary story" resources that are designed to fascinate, delight, and educate students in grades K-6. Written by a school librarian who thinks storytelling is essential in the classroom, the book includes many lesson plans and activities for all curricular areas--English, language arts, social studies, science, math, technology, and art. The book helps educators become familiar with the genre and appreciate the fascination, for scary stories can be thought-provoking, silly, chilling, and fun. It is divided into the following broad parts: (1) Getting Started: Practical Techniques; (2) Lesson Plans and Programs; and (3) Annotations (an annotated list of print and audiovisual materials, Web sites, and highlights of selected stories. (Contains 13 figures.) (NKA)
AN: EJ624467
AU: Teglasi,-Hedwig; Rothman,-Lee
TI: STORIES: A Classroom-based Program To Reduce Aggressive Behavior.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-School-Psychology; v39 n1 p71-94 Jan-Feb 2001.
DEM: *Antisocial-Behavior; *Peer-Groups; *Problem-Solving; *Story-Telling; *Student-Behavior
DER: Aggression-; Children-; Classroom-Techniques; Elementary-Education
AB: Discusses the 15-session Structure/Themes/Open Communication/Reflection/ Individuality/Experiential Learning/ Social-Problem-Solving (STORIES) program, which uses the peer group and story form as vehicles to improve social problem solving for aggressors, victims, and bystanders. Postintervention reports show decreases in externalizing and antisocial behaviors for children not identified as aggressive, and increases for the identified children. (Contains 75 references and 3 tables.) (Author/GCP)
AN: ED449494
AU: Williams,-Ty; Myers,-Susan-D.
TI: Helping Preservice Teachers Discover the Value of Storytelling Strategies in Language Arts Instruction.
PY: 2001
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED449494
DEM: *Preservice-Teacher-Education; *Story-Telling
DER: Classroom-Techniques; Elementary-Education; Higher-Education; Language-Arts; Methods-Courses; Preservice-Teachers; Teacher-Workshops
AB: Storytelling has long been recognized as a valuable tool in elementary instruction. Storytelling strategies improve concept integration, and also provide children with experiences of working collaboratively. Through a combined effort between faculty and a doctoral student, a workshop was implemented to introduce the topic of storytelling to preservice teachers enrolled in a language arts methods course. The purpose of the workshop was to provide students an opportunity to explore and practice storytelling strategies that could be implemented in a language arts curriculum. The preservice teachers' responses indicated this innovative method could help bridge the gap between theory and real world applications for children. Contains 10 references. A 12-item list of storytelling web sites is attached. (Author/RS)
AN: EJ608933
AU: Pierce,-Judy; Terry,-Kay
TI: Breathe Life into History through Story in the Elementary Classroom.
PY: 2000 SO: Southern-Social-Studies-Journal; v25 n2 p77-90 Spr 2000
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *History-Instruction; *Role-Playing; *Simulation-; *Social-Studies; *Story-Telling
DE: Educational-Strategies; Elementary-Education; Relevance-Education; Student-Interests
AB: Contends that teachers must help students overcome their dislike of history by utilizing strategies that focus on children's interest in stories as a means for encouraging their students to connect with history. Discusses dramatization, children's literature, and storytelling, and provides a bibliography of children's literature. (CMK)
AN: EJ604271
AU: Kugelmass,-Judy-W.
TI: Subjective Experience and the Preparation of Activist Teachers: Confronting the Mean Old Snapping Turtle and the Great Big Bear.
PY: 2000 SO: Teaching-and-Teacher-Education; v16 n2 p179-94 Feb 2000
DE: *Activism-; *Inclusive-Schools; *Personal-Narratives; *Story-Telling
DE: Autobiographies-; Diversity-Student; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Teachers; Higher-Education; Inservice-Teacher-Education; Mainstreaming-; Regular-and-Special-Education-Relationship; Special-Education-Teachers; Teaching-Methods
AB: Describes the use of autobiographical storytelling, personal myths, and visual imagery in preparing elementary and special educators for activist roles in creating effective, inclusive schools. Graduate students were presented with a social-constructivist perspective toward the content and process of schooling. Examples of materials produced by three different groups of students are provided. (SM)
AN: EJ602769
AU: Errante,-Antoinette
TI: But Sometimes You're Not Part of the Story: Oral Histories and Ways of Remembering and Telling.
PY: 2000 SO: Educational-Researcher; v29 n2 p16-27 Mar 2000
DE: *Oral-History; *Personal-Narratives; *Story-Telling
DE: Autobiographies-; Educational-Research; Elementary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Research-Methodology
AB: Describes what was learned about using oral histories from the narratives that could and could not be collected during a study of primary education in colonial and post-colonial Mozambique. Examines: narrator and interviewer roles; how to negotiate ways of remembering and telling; narrating education as a site of social justice movements; and the influence of contextual factors. (SM)
AN: EJ601049
AU: Aina,-Olaiya
TI: The Importance of Oral Storytelling in Literacy Development.
PY: 1999 SO: Ohio-Reading-Teacher; v33 n1 p15-18 Fall-Win 1999
DE: *Language-Attitudes; *Reading-Improvement; *Story-Telling
DE: Elementary-Education; Language-Rhythm; Lifelong-Learning; Oral-Interpretation
AB: Discusses the history and importance of storytelling. Provides specific suggestions as to how caregivers, teachers, and parents can help children become life-long learners and readers through the use of storytelling. (NH)
AN: EJ598465
AU: Yeoman,-Elizabeth
TI: "How Does It Get into My Imagination?": Elementary School Children's Intertextual Knowledge and Gendered Storylines.
PY: 1999 SO: Gender-and-Education; v11 n4 p427-40 Dec 1999
DE: *Sex-Differences; *Story-Telling
DE: Consciousness-Raising; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Racial-Bias; Sex-Bias
AB: Case study of children's responses to stories uses poststructuralist theory to examine how students used their intertextual knowledge to understand and produce disruptive stories regarding gender by presenting unexpected characterizations, plots, outcomes, or details. Examines stories that disrupt conventional storylines about gender and explores ways of broadening children's intertextual knowledge and enhancing their ability to read and write critically. (SM)
AN: EJ596109
AU: Labbo,-Linda-D.; Field,-Sherry-L.
TI: Journey Boxes: Telling the Story of Place, Time, and Culture with Photographs, Literature, and Artifacts.
PY: 1999 SO: Social-Studies; v90 n4 p177-82 Jul-Aug 1999
DE: *Concept-Formation; *Cultural-Awareness; *Learning-Experience; *Social-Studies; *Story-Telling; *Travel-
DE: Elementary-Education; Information-Sources; Literature-; Maps-; Photographs-; Teaching-Methods
AB: Describes how to design "Journey in a Box" that is literally a box containing a themed set of photographs, selected artifacts, literature, informational texts, travel-journal entries, and maps that combine to tell a first-hand story of time, place, and culture. Provides a framework and an example illustrating the attributes of the activity. (CMK)
AN: EJ594690
AU: Freeman,-Evelyn-B.
TI: Uri Orlev: International Storyteller.
PY: 1999 SO: Journal-of-Children's-Literature; v25 n1 p44-47 Spr 1999
AV: Children's Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English, The Ohio State University, School of Teaching and Learning, 333 Arps Hall, 1945 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1172.
NT: Theme: A Global Perspective--Children's Literature in an International Context.
DE: *Authors-; *Childrens-Literature; *Writing-for-Publication
DE: Elementary-Education; Interviews-; Story-Telling; Translation-; Writing-Processes
AB: Presents Hans Christian Andersen award-winner Uri Orlev discussing his life, work, and reflections on writing books for children. Discusses how because Orlev grew up during the Holocaust, many of his books reflect his experiences; these books were often shared by psychologists with children who had lost a parent during the war. Discusses translation of his books into other languages. (SC)
AN: EJ592851
AU: Tolstoy,-Leo
TI: A Walk in the Woods: Or, What Is Art?
PY: 1999 SO: Teachers-and-Writers; v31 n1 p12-14 Sep-Oct 1999
DE: *Literature-; *Story-Telling; *Teacher-Role; *Teacher-Student-Relationship
DE: Elementary-Education
AB: Presents a passage from Tolstoy's essay "The School at Yasnaya Polyana." Discusses his experience as a teacher walking through the woods with several children and telling them stories. Describes their reactions and personalities, all very different. (SC)
AN: EJ591133
AU: Lykes,-M.-Brinton
TI: Telling Stories--Rethreading Lives: Community Education, Women's Development and Social Change among the Maya Ixil.
PY: 1999 SO: International-Journal-of-Leadership-in-Education; v2 n3 p207-27 Jul-Sep 1999
NT: Special Issue: Social Justice.
DE: *Community-Education; *Informal-Education; *Leadership-Training; *Maya-People; *Story-Telling
DE: Adult-Education; Developing-Nations; Elementary-Education; International-Cooperation; Rural-Areas; Spanish-; Teamwork-; Violence-; War-
AB: Describes development of a rural Guatemalan women's organization created to respond to the psychological, economic, and educational consequences of long-term war, massacre, military occupation, poverty, and exile. The association's genesis and current work reflect collaborative processes of interethnic and transnational nonformal education, community organizing, and leadership development. Contains 45 references. (MLH)
AN: EJ585643
AU: Rothstein-Fisch,-Carrie; Greenfield,-Patricia-M.; Trumbull,-Elise
TI: Bridging Cultures with Classroom Strategies.
PY: 1999 SO: Educational-Leadership; v56 n7 p64-67 Apr 1999
DE: *Classroom-Techniques; *Cross-Cultural-Training; *Cultural-Differences; *Faculty-Development; *Latin-American-Culture
DE: Elementary-Education; Group-Dynamics; Individualism-; Personal-Narratives; Program-Descriptions; Science-Education; Story-Telling; Student-Experience; Values-
AB: Collectivism, stressing family members' interdependence, is common to Latino cultures. In contrast, schools foster independence and individual achievement. To help teachers understand assumptions underlying these different values, the authors developed the "Bridging Cultures Project" as a research-based professional-development program. Science education applications are described. (MLH)
AN: EJ583487
AU: Freeman,-Evelyn-B.; Lehman,-Barbara-A.; Scharer,-Patricia-L.
TI: Enduring Themes.
PY: 1999 SO: Reading-Teacher; v52 n8 p862-69 May 1999
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Reading-Materials
DE: Annotated-Bibliographies; Elementary-Education; Memory-; Reading-Material-Selection; Story-Telling
AB: Offers brief annotations of 34 children's books published in 1998. Organizes them around themes of stories, a child's view, crossing borders, ways of words, memories, and challenges. (SR)
AN: EJ580242
AU: Allen,-Kathleen
TI: Story upon Story.
PY: 1999 SO: NAMTA-Journal; v24 n1 p225-43 Win 1999
NT: Theme issue topic: "Montessori Past, Present, and Possible: A Global Reality."
DE: *History-Instruction; *Montessori-Method; *Science-Instruction; *Story-Telling
DE: Elementary-Education; Family-History; World-History
AB: Discusses how stories can be used to "teach" history and science. Provides many examples of how this is done in the author's Montessori classroom. Explains the ramifications of using stories in classrooms and how it inspires children to research a topic in greater depth. (JS)
AN: EJ590995
AU: Miller,-Larry
TI: Multimedia and Young Children's Symbol Weaving.
PY: 1998 SO: Reading-and-Writing-Quarterly:-Overcoming-Learning-Difficulties; v14 n1 p109-14 Jan-Mar 1998
DE: *Multimedia-Materials; *Story-Telling; *Writing-Instruction
DE: Classroom-Environment; Computer-Software; Elementary-Education; Teacher-Behavior; Writing-Processes; Young-Children
AB: Speculates that computer-based multimedia packages possess the potential to change children's symbol-weaving processes (storytelling in which children treat talk, pictures, and words as equals). Discusses how normal classroom practice can be affected by multimedia composing tools, and how teachers can take advantage of the positive aspects of the programs while looking for problematic situations. (RS)
AN: EJ600307
AU: McGrew,-Chris
TI: Teaching about Goods and Services Using Benny's Pennies. Pull-Out 1.
PY: 1998 SO: Social-Studies-and-the-Young-Learner; v11 n2 pps1-2 Nov-Dec 1998
DE: *Economic-Factors; *Economics-Education; *Problem-Solving; *Social-Studies; *Story-Telling; *Vocabulary-
DE: Collage-; Discussion-Teaching-Technique; Elementary-Education; Group-Activities; Persuasive-Discourse; Role-of-Education; Student-Development; Student-Interests
AB: Asserts that elementary students should know the basic vocabulary of economics, in particular, the "Significant Six": (1) goods and services; (2) productive resources; (3) scarcity; (4) opportunity cost; (5) specialization; and (6) exchange. Provides a lesson called "Benny's Pennies" that focuses on goods and services that prepares students to learn other economic concepts. (CMK)
AN: EJ594123
AU: Coulter,-Kathy; Wahl,-Ellen
TI: Telling Stories with Clay.
PY: 1998 SO: Arts-and-Activities; v123 n1 p24 Feb 1998
DE: *Art-Expression; *Artists-; *Childrens-Art; *Clay-; *Self-Expression; *Story-Telling
DE: Art-Education; Creative-Expression; Elementary-Education; Grade-4; Handicrafts-; Pueblo-People
AB: Describes a fourth-grade art activity inspired by Cochiti Pueblo Indian Helen Cordero's Storyteller figures and also gives historical background of the figures. Explains that students created a personal storyteller figure that told about ideas or things important to them. Provides an understanding of the artmaking process from idea to product. (CMK)
AN: EJ577813
AU: Jansen,-Barbara
TI: A Home for Toad: The Actual Story.
PY: 1998 SO: Big6-Newsletter; v1 n6 p7 Jul-Aug 1998
NT: Journal availability: Linworth Publishing, Inc., 480 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Ste. L, Worthington, Ohio 43085-2372; e-mail: newslin@aol.com; For related article, see IR 538 619.
DE: *Learning-Resources-Centers; *Library-Instruction; *Library-Skills; *Research-Skills; *School-Libraries; *Story-Telling
DE: Elementary-Education
AB: Presents a story and song that can be used to teach Big6 research skills to elementary students that is based on the book "Lizard's Song", by George Shannon. (LRW)
AN: EJ577812
AU: Jansen,-Barbara
TI: A Home for Toad: Using Storytelling To Teach Big6 Skills.
PY: 1998 SO: Big6-Newsletter; v1 n6 p1,6,11 Jul-Aug 1998
NT: Journal availability: Linworth Publishing, Inc., 480 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Ste. L, Worthington, Ohio 43085-2372; e-mail: newslin@aol.com; For related article, see IR 538 619.
DE: *Learning-Resources-Centers; *Library-Instruction; *Library-Skills; *Research-Skills; *Story-Telling
DE: Curriculum-Development; Elementary-Education; Program-Implementation; Puppetry-; School-Libraries
AB: Describes how to use storytelling in elementary education to teach the Big6 research process. Strategies for implementation are presented, including modifying a story, writing a story based on the curriculum connection, and using puppets. (LRW)
AN: EJ575759
AU: O'Malley,-Judy
TI: Quilting Stories.
PY: 1998 SO: Book-Links; v7 n6 p52 Jul 1998
NT: Journal availability: Book Links, 434 W. Downer, Aurora, IL 60506; http://www.ala.org/BookLinks.
DE: *Creative-Activities; *Handicrafts-; *Story-Telling
DE: Awards-; Children-; Creative-Art; Elementary-Education; History-; Junior-High-Schools; Middle-Schools
AB: In 1996 to 1997, Hyperion Books for Children and "Book Links" sponsored a story quilt contest inviting children across the country to make story quilts based on a historical event or a period in history. This article presents the winning entry and the several honorable mentions, chosen from more than 65 quilts submitted by elementary and middle schools. (Author/AEF)
AN: EJ573319
AU: Trostle,-Susan; Hicks,-Sandy-Jean
TI: The Effects of Storytelling versus Story Reading on Comprehension and Vocabulary Knowledge of British Primary School Children.
PY: 1998 SO: Reading-Improvement; v35 n3 p127-36 Fall 1998
DE: *Reading-Comprehension; *Story-Reading; *Story-Telling; *Vocabulary-Development
DE: Comparative-Analysis; Elementary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Reading-Research
AB: Compares effects of storytelling versus story reading on comprehension and vocabulary development of 32 British primary children. States one group listened to stories in storytelling style, the other group listened to stories read by a student teacher. Finds children who witnessed storytelling scored higher on comprehension/vocabulary measures than did children who listened to story reading. (PA)
AN: EJ555887
AU: Marsh,-Valerie; Sommers,-Kathy; Crawford,-Christy; Robenalt,-Kassandra; Goldstein,-Maria-D.
TI: Into the Curriculum: Reading/Language Arts: Storytelling with Story Puzzles [and] Reading/Language Arts: In Favor of the Dictionary [and] Reading/Language Arts/Social Studies: Using Almanacs To Learn about the 1950s and 1960s [and] Science/Reading/Language Arts: Inventions and the Stories behind Them [and] Social Studies: The Immigration/Integration.
PY: 1998 SO: School-Library-Media-Activities-Monthly; v14 n5 p12-26 Jan 1998
DE: *Class-Activities; *Elementary-School-Curriculum; *Language-Arts
DE: Behavioral-Objectives; Dictionaries-; Educational-Resources; Elementary-Education; Immigration-; Inventions-; Lesson-Plans; Library-Skills; Puzzles-; Reading-Instruction; Science-Instruction; Social-Integration; Social-Studies; Story-Telling; Student-Evaluation
AB: Provides lesson plans for grade 2 and grades 2-6 reading/language arts, grades 3-5 social studies, grades 4-6 reading/language arts/social studies, and grades 6-8 science/reading/language arts. Lists print and nonprint resources and discusses library media skills and subject area objectives, instructional roles, activities, procedures, evaluation, and follow-up. Includes activity sheets for story puzzles, almanacs, and inventions. (PEN)
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Title: The significance of storytelling in the elementary school classroom
Author: Broesamle, M. Lynn.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Dissertation: Thesis (B.A.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2001./ Reproduction: Microfiche./ San Luis Obispo, Calif. :/ MPI Microfilm Service,/ 2001./ 1 microfiche
Title: Story works : how teachers can use shared stories in new curriculum /
Authors: Booth, David; Barton, Bob.
Year: 2001
Publisher: BRAD.
Title: Storytelling in emergent literacy : fostering multiple intelligences
Authors: Trostle-Brand, Susan Louise. ; Donato, Jeanne M.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Delmar Thomson Learning
Title: Story works
Authors: Booth, David. ; Barton, Robert
Year: 2000
Publisher: Pembroke Pub.
Title: Introducing children to folk tales
Author: Weir, Beth.
Year: 2000
Publisher: Christopher-Gordon Publishers
Title: The art of storytelling for teachers and pupils : using stories to develop literacy in primary classrooms
Authors: Grugeon, Elizabeth. ; Gardner, Paul
Year: 2000
Publisher: David Fulton
Title: Storymaking in elementary and middle school classrooms : constructing and interpreting narrative texts
Author: Golden, Joanne Marie
Year: 2000
Publisher: L. Erlbaum Associates
Title: Medieval knight, read me a book! /
Author: Anderson, Adrienne Wigdortz.
Year: 1999
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Title: Teaching storytelling successfully!
Author: Shetterly, Mary Ann.
Year: 1998
Publisher: M.A. Shetterly
Title: The power of story
Author: Baker, Ann Marie.
Year: 1998
Publisher: Baker
Title: Common bonds: storytelling in the classroom
Author: Howe, Alan.; Johnson, John. Corp Author: National Oracy Project (England and Wales)
Year: 1992
Publisher: London: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 0340573082 (pbk)
Title: Stories in the classroom: storytelling, reading aloud, and roleplaying with children
Author: Barton, Bob. ; Booth, David.
Year: 1990
Publisher: Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
ISBN: 0435085271; LCCN: 89-77379
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