Oral storytelling is a powerful medium for inspiring children's imaginations, encouraging philosophical thinking and improving speaking and listening skills.
his book offers a complete guide to the art of bringing a story to life; offering guidance on easy ways to memorise a story, tips on how to improvise descriptions, and techniques for using tone, movement and timing to engage and involve your audience
. The author then introduces storyteaching - using stories to develop speaking and listening skills and independent thinking, and developing storytelling skills in the children themselves. The final part of the book comprises a rich treasury of stories drawn from a range of cultural backgrounds, suitable for use in assemblies or across the curriculum.
The book includes a table suggesting the age appropriateness of each story, but most are adaptable for use with children aged 5-16. All the stories include guidance notes, lesson plans and nested questions and there is a companion website containing videos of the stories in action and resources for you to use on your interactive whiteboard.
