1. Children’s meetings
Storytelling

2. A powerful tool for drawing children into meaningful learning
Storytelling
A powerful tool for drawing children into meaningful learning

3. Choosing the story Is it a tellable story? Do you love this story?
Does this story support your message?

4. Learning the story Outline Know the story, don’t memorise it
Know who your audience is
Personalise – relate to the children
See and feel what you are talking about
Practise, Practise, practise
Make an outline of the main points and sub-points.
Don’t sound like you have memorised it – you need to memorise important facts/verses – but not the whole story.

5. Focal resources for the story
Books
Cards
Puppets
Significant items from the story
Flannel graph
Magnetic board
Props for role-play
Computer visuals (digital stories – make your own)
Digital story – Cookies and my conscience
Bible storysongs

6. Preparing for the story
Arrange the space so it’s right for you
Know your audience
Be ready – well prepared
Know what words you want to emphasise
Practise emphasising the words that are important – that you want emphasised.

7. Telling the Story Maintain eye contact
Vary voice – different voice for different people speaking
Speak clearly – not too fast
Enunciate
Draw in children who appear distracted – use their name e.g. What do you think happens next Tim?
Some stories can be told a thousand times – they never get old because you can bring them to life – and there’s always a new audience.
‘I’m going on a story. We’ve been here before. Let‘s see what we’re going to find this time’.

8. Make sure all children can see pictures or focal resources

9. Listening to the audience
Monitoring the audience
Are children listening and understanding?
It’s all about the story and the audience
(lose face/drop your ego)