
Classroom Storytelling is a strong motivating
activity that helps students
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trust their own imaginations
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be inventive
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engage in cooperative learning
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ask for books
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use technology for
research
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ask questions to better
understand
Student Comments
Kindergarten.. "You’re supposed to have
storytelling to learn how to read and write."  1st..
"With storytelling you learn not to rush. You can dream about what you
would like to do and see yourself doing it." 2nd..
"You can read a book about what was in the story. You can think
about how people are." 3rd..
"Storytelling helps you have a better imagination and that helps you
in your job." 4th..
"When someone tells about a grandparent, you remember a memory that
is fading about your own grandparent."
"If you don’t know about someone, you may not get along. Once
they express their thoughts and feelings, you can know them better.
You get to know their family and relatives and what
sports they like. Then you can be closer. Stories help
you understand." 5th..
"Telling stories helps you so you won’t be afraid. You learn to be
self-controlled. You learn to be
self-sufficient."
"Before I thought pourquoi stories were just weird. Now I know
there is a culture and different people behind each story." 6th.. "Reading is
not my favorite subject. With storytelling I can learn more. I learn
from talking and hearing stories. Then I can learn more from
reading."
"We learn how to present ourselves and to be aware. I think it
prepares us for life." 7th..
"We learn about the human mind. We all hear the same story, but
people take it in different ways. We learn more about everybody by their interpretations....how they take things. You find out what you have in common." "I would tell the
visitor a story. Maybe he is so busy he forgets about the good parts
of life." 8th..
"In storytelling we get to see each other differently. When someone is
telling a story, we see a different side of them. We can see their
more creative side.
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