張齡心 Isabel Chang 台北市仁愛國小 台北市國小英語輔導團 故事教學活動設計 張齡心 Isabel Chang 台北市仁愛國小 台北市國小英語輔導團

Do you like stories? Do you like to tell stories? Do you tell stories to your children? Do you tell stories to your students in class? Why do we tell stories?

What is storytelling? Reading a story vs. telling a story

Why do we tell stories in our English class? Language presented as a whole and in context. Reduce stress. Involve naturally, attention on the plot. Learn another culture. Variety to the classroom. Presentation and/or review of a topic Story time  learning time  fun time

Be prepared!! Familiarize yourself physically with the book. Read the story several times until you feel at ease and confident. Decide where you will break up the story. Decide when you wish to pause in the story to invite your students to join in. Plan what you’re going to say about the illustration.

What to consider when telling a story? Students’ sitting arrangement Voice Pause Body language, gestures, facial expressions Props , illustrations Sound effects Interactions Creativity … Voice: exaggerated, intonation, vary volume, voice, characterization, emphasize important words. Use sound effects. Ex. Rosita’s night to remember. Body Language: facial expressions, act out verbs, hand gestures. Ex. Froggy gets dressed. Props: pictures from coloring books, puppets, hand-made puppets. Ex. Goldilocks Interaction: fill in the blank stories, Q&A, what happens next? Tell me what you see. Let the students finish the sentence. Ex. Brown Bear Creativity: adapting stories  to fit the lg level and preference of sts. Creating your own stories, rhymes, personalizing story.

Selecting stories… Students’ age Students’ language level Types of stories: rhyming stories repetitive stories fairy tales theme related pattern based … Students’ age: story characters, story plots and its predictability and surprising ending. Students’ language level: story length, illustration, easy to read, story diversity, exploring problems.

Activities related to story telling Before During After 低年級：Teacher tells the story, using visual support, interaction is important. 中年級：Teacher tells or reads a story, interaction is important. 高年級：T. reads the story, give chances for prediction. Group reading followed by discussion.

How do you tell stories? Using story books Using big books Using a projector Using the computer Using audio cds Using props

Lesson Planning for story sessions Select a book Consider the students’ background Decide how the story will be presented Decide what props will be used during the story Design activities related to the story Get feedback from the students

Holiday related books: In the Hunted House by Eve Bunting Froggy’s Halloween by Jonathan London Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman If you Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff Harvey Slumfenburger’s Christmas Present by John Burningham The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet & Allan Ahlberg

Snowman by Raymond Briggs The Most Wonderful Egg in the World by Helme Heine What’s in This Egg? By Jillian Cutting. Chickens aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller Papa, Please Get the Moon For me by Eric Carle

Stories with repetitive patterns WHAT! by Kate Lum and Adrian Johnson Whose Mouse Are You? By Robert Kraus. Washing Line by Jez Alborough Little Cloud by Eric Carle

Stories for teaching vocabulary Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London There’s an Octopus Under my Bed by Dawn Apperley The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley Willy the Dreamer by Anthony Browne

More and more stories… David Goes to School by David Shannon The True Story of the Three Little Pigs The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish Willy’s Pictures by Anthony Browne Yo! Yes? By Chris Raschka

Mommy Laid an Egg by Barbette Cole Drop Dead by Barbette Cole Tell me Again about the Night I was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis Eat your Peas by Kes Gray & Nick Sharratt

Story Telling & Props Making Book Making

What are props? Why do we use props? When do we use props? How do we make props? Props can be manipulative, help understanding (visual input), attention getter, manipulative parts to create interaction

I am not good at drawing! I have no imagination for props!!! I don’t have artistic talents!! I am not good at drawing! I hate cutting and pasting! I can’t work with a ruler and a pencil!!

Use the computer (searching for pictures or search for story telling sites) http://www.preschoolprintables.com/ e.g. 3 little pigs printables Use the projector to copy pictures. Use printed materials ( flyers, postcards…) Use templates Ask people around you for help…family, friends, students, colleagues…

Puppets of all kinds Conventional puppets Paper bag puppets Brush puppets Stick puppets Transparency puppets Toilet roll puppets Box puppets

Sock puppets Glove puppets Slipper puppets Box puppets All-that-you-can-imagine-puppets

Masks of all kinds Conventional masks Just-color-it masks Paper plate masks Nature’s gifts: hand drawn to make puppets, potato to make mouse

Why making books? Creating their own reading materials Interactive, personalized reading experiences Encourage reading, writing and creativity It’s a process of learning It’s an alternative way to learn a language As an extra reading material in the content areas. …

When do we make books? After reading a book After a certain topic Beginning or end of a semester As an overall wrap-up activity Time to know each other Holiday specials …

Basic Concepts about book making Parts of a book Individual book or class book Book pages and shape Book binding Book content

Different kinds of big books Story based books ( based on popular stories) Pattern / vocabulary based books Textbook based books Big books for holidays Students’ creation Teachers’ creation All-that-you-can-imagine books

How to make conventional books The zigzag book The folded sheet book The center-stapled book The side-stapled book The tied book Or simply use a binder The zigzag book: is one of the most useful types of book, it is easy and fast to make, it can be long or short, can be read like a normal book or displayed on a table or wall. The folded sheet book: easy to do, but is of a fixed length. The center-stapled book: used by most publishers. Easy and fast to do if you have a long arm stapler. The side-stapled book: does not open flat, but it allows a lot of separate pages to be put together. The tied book: can be opened flat if the thread is loose enough, but then the book has a floppy feel about it.

How to make unconventional books Flaps ( can open sideways, upwards, or downwards) Windows (not easy for children to cut, but children love them and their imaginations are stimulated by them) Pockets (can be stuck onto a page with a letter or object or person placed inside. E.g. The Jolly Postman) Pop-ups (beak books, boxes, and jump-up figures) Shape books

The sky is the limit, so is my imagination…