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Tell along tales! : playing with participation stories / Dianne de las Casas ; illustrated by Soleil Lisette.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, ©2011.Description: xi, 125 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781598846355
  • 1598846353
  • 9781598846362
  • 1598846361
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- How to tell a story: The definition of storytelling -- Why storytelling is a vital art form -- Where to find stories -- How to shape stories -- Learning stories -- Audience participation: Various types of audience participation -- Vehicles to encourage audience participation -- Elements in a story that provide opportunity for participation -- When to include audience participation -- How to choose and coach kids for directed role playing -- Other audience participation techniques -- Audience management: Spot potential problems before the program begins -- Take care of housekeeping in the beginning -- Use sound reinforcement -- Warmly welcome your audience -- Set audience expectations -- Select age-appropriate stories -- Articulate clear instructions -- Maintain eye contact -- Regain control if a distraction occurs -- Warm-ups, keep-ups, and settle-downs -- Be assertive in taking appropriate action -- Praise your audience -- Stay focused -- Play with participation -- Warm-ups and keep-ups: How funky is your chicken? -- original audience participation song -- Jackie Rabbit -- original adaptation -- My aunt came back -- a traditional audience participation song -- Onomatopoeia -- original literacy game -- Peanut butter mad jelly jam -- original adaptation -- Pile it on the pie a mile high -- original story game -- Ride the rhyming pony -- an original story stretcher -- Settle-downs: 5 finger clap -- Hands on your head -- Head, shoulders, tummy, knees -- If you can hear me -- Look to the north -- Right hand up -- Shake your hands -- Wave your fingers.
Stories: Anansi share wisdom with the world (St. Lucia) -- Anansi's hat shaking dance (West Africa) -- The bag of truth (Spain) -- The bobtail monkey (Japan) -- The Bremen Town musicians (Germany) -- Elephant and snake (United States) -- Fortunately, unfortunately (original) -- The golden goose (Germany) -- The gourd of honey (Haiti) -- It could be worse! (Eastern Europe (Yiddish)) -- Jane the snake (original) -- Le petit fourmi (The little ant) (United States) -- Little Buddy and old mother fox (Old Czechoslovakia) -- The little "read" hen (original adaptation) -- The long-nosed princess (Korea) -- Master of all masters (England) -- Medio Pollito (Little half chick) (Spain) -- Mr. Lucky Straw (Japan) -- The old woman and her pig (England) -- The pilgrims were rocking on the seas (an original Thanksgiving tale) -- Rolling pancakes (Norway) -- Sody Sallyraytus (United States) -- The three little girls (Korea) -- Tio Rabbit and the barrel (Panama) -- The travels of a fox (England) -- Source notes -- Web resources.
Summary: "Specifically intended for elementary school and public librarians, teachers, storytellers, and camp counselors, this book contains 25 adapted tales from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Norway, Spain, and West Africa that are appropriate for kindergarten through sixth grade students. These stories are linked to standards and are full of fun audience participation, making them perfect for the library, classroom, camp, or home. The book will illuminate the best methods for telling a tale, describe various types of audience participation and how to encourage it, identify elements in a story that provide opportunity for participation, explain when to include audience participation, and share the author's proven audience management techniques."--Cover [p. 4].
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 027.6251 D339 Available 33111008601672
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book makes the perfect addition to teachers' and librarians' story time selections, containing 25 educational and entertaining tales from around the world as well as proven storytelling techniques.

Storytelling predates reading. Storytelling is a vibrant tradition in nearly every culture on earth. And of course, storytelling serves as a perfect medium for educating young children and early readers.

Specifically intended for elementary school and public librarians, teachers, storytellers, and camp counselors, Tell Along Tales!: Playing with Participation Stories contains 25 adapted tales from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Norway, Spain, and West Africa that are appropriate for kindergarten through sixth grade students. These stories are linked to standards and are full of fun audience participation, making them perfect for the library, classroom, camp, or home. The book will illuminate the best methods for telling a tale, describe various types of audience participation and how to encourage it, identify elements in a story that provide opportunity for participation, explain when to include audience participation, and share the author's proven audience management techniques.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Specifically intended for elementary school and public librarians, teachers, storytellers, and camp counselors, this book contains 25 adapted tales from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Norway, Spain, and West Africa that are appropriate for kindergarten through sixth grade students. These stories are linked to standards and are full of fun audience participation, making them perfect for the library, classroom, camp, or home. The book will illuminate the best methods for telling a tale, describe various types of audience participation and how to encourage it, identify elements in a story that provide opportunity for participation, explain when to include audience participation, and share the author's proven audience management techniques."--Cover [p. 4].

Introduction -- How to tell a story: The definition of storytelling -- Why storytelling is a vital art form -- Where to find stories -- How to shape stories -- Learning stories -- Audience participation: Various types of audience participation -- Vehicles to encourage audience participation -- Elements in a story that provide opportunity for participation -- When to include audience participation -- How to choose and coach kids for directed role playing -- Other audience participation techniques -- Audience management: Spot potential problems before the program begins -- Take care of housekeeping in the beginning -- Use sound reinforcement -- Warmly welcome your audience -- Set audience expectations -- Select age-appropriate stories -- Articulate clear instructions -- Maintain eye contact -- Regain control if a distraction occurs -- Warm-ups, keep-ups, and settle-downs -- Be assertive in taking appropriate action -- Praise your audience -- Stay focused -- Play with participation -- Warm-ups and keep-ups: How funky is your chicken? -- original audience participation song -- Jackie Rabbit -- original adaptation -- My aunt came back -- a traditional audience participation song -- Onomatopoeia -- original literacy game -- Peanut butter mad jelly jam -- original adaptation -- Pile it on the pie a mile high -- original story game -- Ride the rhyming pony -- an original story stretcher -- Settle-downs: 5 finger clap -- Hands on your head -- Head, shoulders, tummy, knees -- If you can hear me -- Look to the north -- Right hand up -- Shake your hands -- Wave your fingers.

Stories: Anansi share wisdom with the world (St. Lucia) -- Anansi's hat shaking dance (West Africa) -- The bag of truth (Spain) -- The bobtail monkey (Japan) -- The Bremen Town musicians (Germany) -- Elephant and snake (United States) -- Fortunately, unfortunately (original) -- The golden goose (Germany) -- The gourd of honey (Haiti) -- It could be worse! (Eastern Europe (Yiddish)) -- Jane the snake (original) -- Le petit fourmi (The little ant) (United States) -- Little Buddy and old mother fox (Old Czechoslovakia) -- The little "read" hen (original adaptation) -- The long-nosed princess (Korea) -- Master of all masters (England) -- Medio Pollito (Little half chick) (Spain) -- Mr. Lucky Straw (Japan) -- The old woman and her pig (England) -- The pilgrims were rocking on the seas (an original Thanksgiving tale) -- Rolling pancakes (Norway) -- Sody Sallyraytus (United States) -- The three little girls (Korea) -- Tio Rabbit and the barrel (Panama) -- The travels of a fox (England) -- Source notes -- Web resources.

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