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The Wider Context: An idea using storytelling

Mary Medlicott

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...Involve your colleagues Talking with colleagues is one of the best ways to get over the worry of other adults witnessing your storytelling. You could usefully discuss questions such as what should go on in storytime and how to manage...

Simon Says Sequences: An idea for sequencing skills

Keri Finlayson

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...What you need space to stand and move around freelyWhat you do Ask the children to stand in a space. Make sure there is plenty of room to move around. Warm up by familiarising yourselves with parts of the body. Can you touch your head? Your...

Managing Storytime: An idea using storytelling

Mary Medlicott

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...When A usual routine is for storytelling sessions to occur at the end of a morning or afternoon. The pattern has its plus-points, such as calming the children down before going home – but there are several disadvantages, from mothers...

Starting The Day In A Positive Way!: An idea for sequencing skills

Keri Finlayson

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...What you need a toothbrush a hairbrush a breakfast bowl and spoon children’s clothing shoes a large box or basketWhat you do Discuss your morning routines (see Tips for talk). Examine all the items and talk about their uses. Place all...

Role-play in all weathers (Seasons): An idea for being outside in all weathers

Sally Featherstone

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...Some ideas for role-play Play firemen with hoses and buckets. Make a fire station in the shed and use wheeled toys for rescue vehicles. Be a window cleaner, with a bucket and sponges, squeegees and cloths. Don’t forget a step ladder...

Remembering Your Story: An idea using storytelling

Mary Medlicott

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...Preparation If you’ve heard the story from someone else, you will probably remember the other person’s voice as they told it. You won’t have to perform the task of ‘lifting the story off the page’. Instead, you may have to work out how...

Creating A Good Session: An idea using storytelling

Mary Medlicott

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...What makes a good storytelling session? Experienced storytellers know the answer is often hard to pin down. Sometimes a story can be told in a completely different way from what was planned – and work! Sometimes a story can fall flat, even...

The Storyteller: An idea using storytelling

Mary Medlicott

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...‘Can I do it?’ Many people find that once they start storytelling without a book, they discover a new feeling of confidence in themselves as the storyteller. Yet the prospect of putting aside the book can be a worrying experience. Here...