Storytelling Activities & Lesson Ideas. Storytelling Activities & Lesson Ideas This collection of storytelling activities-developed by storyteller/author Heather Forest for her storytelling workshops with students, teachers, and librarians-can be expanded by educators into language arts lesson plans to support speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.
Storytellers on Tour 1001 Nights Festival A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words A Story Treasure Hunt Old Time Radio Show Finding Stories in Songs Story Circle Local Historians Collecting Family Stories Puzzle Tale: Putting the Pieces Together Front Door: An Imaginary Journey Chain Sentence Describing a Stone Spontaneous Poetry The Autobiography of Anything Devising Plot Structures: Creating New Tales Proverbs: Wisdom Tales Without the Plot Creating Personal Fables Storytelling Festival Day Art History is Filled with Stories Storytellers on Tour Have students practice retelling folktales in their classroom. A Picture is Worth 1000 Words A class selects a classical painting.
Setting. Crafts for Kids, Activities & Printables : Arts Ideas for Children. CBeebies - Watch - Presenters - Watch - CBeebies Storytime. AFUNK.COM - COLORING WORLD & KIDS SITE. Fun Trivia Quizzes - World's Largest Trivia and Quiz Site! Childrens' Songs. Handwriting for Kids - Handwrite. A different order of teaching a child to write the alphabet.
Most children are taught to write the alphabet in chronological order, ABC…etc. But try this different approach. Progress from the simplest to the most complex characters. I hope you find this method of teaching profitable. But before you begin go to the "UPPERCASE animated alphabet" to show the child the characters being formed. First, practice writing characters which contain vertical and horizontal strokes, the E, F, H, I, L and T. Second, move on to characters formed only by diagonal strokes, the V, W, and X. Third, practice the characters having vertical and diagonal strokes only, the K, M, N and Y. Fouth, practice the character having horizontal and a diagonal stroke only, the A, and Z. Fifth, practice the simplest of characters formed by circular strokes, the C and O. Market Leader Business English series - Course Information. Dragon's Campfire Songbook. The Kids on the Web: Pen Pals.
A special note to kids: as with doing anything online, you should make sure to let your mom or dad, or whoever takes care of you, take part in any online penpal exchange.
They'll enjoy meeting the people just as much as you, and can also help guide you through this complex world, finding people with interests and hobbies the same as yours. Don't do this stuff alone! Share in the fun. :-) Featured site: ePals ePals is the world's largest and fastest growing online classroom community! Founded in 2004, Sincerely Yours Pen Pals is geared toward linking teacher to teacher so that they can allow their classrooms to buddy or pair up.
KIDLINK is a grassroots project aimed at getting as many children in the age group 10 to 15 as possible involved in a global dialog. Back to the main kids page Please send comments and suggestions to Brendan Kehoe (brendan@zen.org). ESL Kids Classroom Games & Activities. Action Race: This is a fun game using actions.
Use actions like jump, hop, clap, run etc. Have the Ss split into two teams and sit in lines with a chair by each team and one chair at the other end of the room. One S from each team stands next to their chair and T calls an action, e.g. "Jump". Ss must jump to the chair on the other side of the room and back, sitting down in their chair Ss say "I can jump". Adverb Action: T writes on the board an activity like "brush your teeth. " Airplane competition: First, have your Ss make some paper airplanes. Apple Pass: Have all Ss sit in a circle. Art Gallery: This is a great activity for reviewing vocab. Free, quality ESL Flashcards for everyone! Make sure to visit the ESL Flashcards Help page when you first print these sheets.
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