Story telling activities

Story Spinners for Oral and Written stories in first grade and kindergarten.

Bring stories to life with Storytelling Pathways! Get all the details at Fairy Dust Teaching.

If your child loves telling and writing stories use these free printable story cubes to inspire creativity and get your stories started.

A Forgotten Treasure stored away – Who, What Where Storyteller’s Box by Lakeshore. Children draw one card from each of the components (who, what, where). Next, children tell who the character is, what the character is doing and where the story takes place. In the first example children said, “On our field trip we saw a lion sleeping at the zoo.” In the second example children said, “The grandfather is having fun swinging at the park.” #who #what #where #comprehension

20 fantastic storytelling activities for kids. These activities allow your child to explore their storytelling creativity.

Wow, Maria really pulled it out the bag with this giant story book to help her class with their storytelling skills! Prompting children can be a great way to help them tell stories of their own. Help your class with these handy make-a-story prompt cards, and take a look around the site for more resources to support you with National Storytelling Week. #nationalstorytellingweek #englishliteracy #teaching #storytelling #twinklteaching #readingactivities #reading #eyfs #earlyyears

Here is we talk about the Story Retelling Lesson Plan. It is suitable for use at home and classroom and effectively helps kids embark on their journey in storytelling. It helps cultivate excellent vocabulary and communication skills and improves memory and learning abilities in developing kids. I#storyretelling #lessonplan #storyretellingforkids #childdevelopment. You can also download the PDF version the link is given below as:

Here is a collection of 12 fun and playful ways to bring stories to life with creative storytelling activities! From play dough and story sensory bins to small world play and dramatic retelling, there are lots of ideas here to choose from and keep little ones busy in playful learning. Keeping early literacy fun and...Read More »

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“Tell me a story!” Storytelling is a tradition so ancient and universal that some have called it what makes us human. It’s also an incredibly powerful tool for engaging children and building literacy. We’ve curated some creative and super-easy crafts that will help you spark storytelling in your family. Check them out, tell a tale or two, and then invite your child to tell one of their own.

Solve the clues to identify different stories in this fun literacy game. Perfect for a traditional tales topic or a story-themed week in early years or key stage 1. Sign up to Twinkl to download this resource. #nationalstorytellingweek #storytelling #storystones #storyprompts #writingprompts #reading #children #childrensgames #fairytale #books #childrensstories #parents #childminders #homeeducation #teacher #eyfs #twinkl #twinklresources

It’s National Storytelling week soon, and I’ve been looking at ways to engage the children interactively in the art of storytelling. We did story sticks last year, which was a big hit, but I want to try something else this year. Here are some exciting ideas to look at and try for National Story Telling …

Printable storytelling prompts for kids

Our four year old went through a phase recently where he would much rather have me make up a story than read a book to him. Even though he liked every spur of the minute story I created for him, it put me in a mild panic every time he would suddenly declare “Make up […]

The Lion and The Rabbit Story: Morals: "Wisdom is stronger than physical strength".

Small group literacy center. Students discuss a story and create a story map together. This map includes elements of a story (characters, setting, problem, and solution. We also included a section to share what we learned. Students draw the pictures and teachers write their words.

Whether you’re after tips on how to tell stories yourself, or how to teach children the art of storytelling - this blog is for you! Click to read and find lots of storytelling teaching resources and activities over on the Twinkl website. #storytelling #reading #books #teaching #teacher #teachingresources #twinkl #twinklresources #twinklblog #homeschooling #homelearning #homeeducation #parents #childrensbooks