Workshop links – Karlsruhe 30.11.2021
Workshops worldwide (as pictured here in Chennai) – and now again in Karlsruhe!
Links to use after the workshop
Workshop methodological activities
- The purpose of this download is to remind you of the practical activities we did in the second half of the workshop.
Videos of tales used in the workshop – and a few others: (remember, this is NOT the only way to tell the stories – use my way to find YOUR way)
- Free Melons
- Death and the Gardener
- Frightened Mouse
- Leopard-Eating Dog
- Old Woman and her Pig
- Tortoise Wins the Spicy Food Competition
- Strongest of Them All
Further resources from my website
- Telling stories in the classroom: basing language teaching on storytelling – article about my methodology
- Activity Teaching Packs – Frightened Mouse (beginners), Tortoise Wins the Spicy Food Competition (intermediates), Mr Fox (advanced)
- Frightened Mouse – an article on telling the tale in the classroom
- The Magic Mitten – an article on telling the tale in the classroom
- More lesson plans based on storytelling
- 60 seconds non-stop talking – the life-saving activity we began the workshop with (in school this often developed into a full and very productive lesson)
- Fairytales for teenagers – a collection of powerful tales which appeal strongly to this age group
- Tad-tales for teenagers – a collection of tales usually considered for young children, but which are often very successful with teenagers (including Mr Wiggle and Mr Waggle)
- Story cards – a great asset in any teacher’s schoolbag
- Storytell – an international online storytelling community
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- Rabbit and the Moon – I may have told this as a farewell tale
Further resources from others
- Story-listening with Japanese EFL Junior High School Students: Is Pre- teaching of Vocabulary Necessary? This is on Beniko Mason’s website, which has plenty of story-based classroom resources, backed up by research
- We Share the Same Moon – Cassandra Wye’s excellent science-teaching resource
- Teaching STEM via storytelling – Fran Stallings’ use of storytelling to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths in a US primary school
- Storyflix – a multi-lingual collection of folk tales
Technical tips for online teaching
- This page has tips for lighting, background, etc. which may help your online teaching presence: How to record: tips and suggestions
Feedback
Do send me a mail if you have further feedback to give on the workshop.
Workshop feedback: read what participants and organisers say
Details of previous workshops in Germany, Italy, England, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and the USA
Downloadable workshop details in Chinese (2-page pdf)
Go here for a list of all tales included on this site
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Permission to tell outlines my views on copyright
For those who are teachers: Telling stories in the classroom: basing language teaching on storytelling