Disclosure: I worked in partnership with Lunii to bring you this information. Lunii, My Fabulous Storyteller, is SO much fun for kids -- it's an interactive, screenless storytelling toy that narrates audio stories which kids have created themselves. Not only does this develop a child's imagination, it builds their vocabulary and builds important pre-reading strategies as well. Use this … [Read more...]
Circle Round: A Storytelling Podcast for Kids With a Global Perspective
Disclosure: I partnered with Circle Round to bring you this information. Do your kids love stories? Then, they'll love Circle Round, a storytelling podcast for children ages 4 - 10 of fascinating fables and folktale stories from other cultures emphasizing values such as kindness, being a good friend, and generosity. Perfect for boys and girls, these 10 - 20-minute stories are the right length to … [Read more...]
Discover New Ways to Teach Storytelling to Your Kids
Storytelling matters. We are wired for story. It's how we remember our world, our experiences, and our life lessons. Let's help our children become oral storytellers and writers of stories. Games like Tall Tales help. For kids, storytelling improves listening, builds confidence, and grows imagination. Discover New Ways to Teach Storytelling to Your Kids Even if you don't feel like you are a … [Read more...]
Picture Books About Books, Words, and Storytelling
Reading picture books about books, words, and storytelling builds more literally a child's understanding of all three concepts. Of course, reading in general builds a child's understanding of these in a more abstract sense. Both are foundational. It's helpful to introduce these kinds of books to children so they start to think about the person behind the stories (the author) as well as … [Read more...]
The Memory Palace: Collaborative Storytelling Game
The Memory Palace is a collaborative storytelling game from Peaceable Kingdom for ages 5+ that builds memory and imagination. It encourages communication, creativity, storytelling, and memory. The Memory Palace: Collaborative Storytelling Game First players set out the picture cards in any position. Randomly put three of the monster tokens face down in three rooms. Then players take … [Read more...]
Spark Creative Writing with Storybird
Storybird provides artwork and templates for children to write picture books, longform books, and poetry. It's a cool community site with lots of opportunities to spark creative writing. Teachers can use the site with students. Or parents and children can use it on their own at home. Spark Creative Writing with Storybird Click on CREATE to get started. The artwork is provided. Scroll … [Read more...]
Incredible Storytelling Lessons for Kids from Pixar and Khan Academy
Pixar in a Box and Khan Academy recently launched "The Art of Storytelling," a series of interactive storytelling lessons for kids. It accompanies previous lessons on subjects such as color science, virtual cameras, animation, character modeling, rendering, and more. This new storytelling tutorial gives kids a behind-the-scenes understanding of how Pixar artists come up with ideas and tell a … [Read more...]
Story Stones for Your Garden Classroom
The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy & Art offers children ages four to eight creative garden activities in play & imagination, reading & writing, science & math, arts & crafts, and recipes. The ideas are age-appropriate, fun, and informative including the one we created, story stones. It's written by Cathy James, the U.K. creator of the popular … [Read more...]
Storytelling Activities for Kids
Storytelling activities allows children to stretch their thinking and imaginations. Here are more storytelling activities and ideas to inspire word play, storytelling, and writing. Storytelling Play Activities for Kids 1. Haikubes Haikubes are meant to inspire haiku but we use them to make silly sentences and start stories. They make a great centerpiece for the dinner table. Then you can … [Read more...]
Storytelling Games That Will Get Your Kids Thinking Out of the Box
Here are three delightfully engaging storytelling games to try with your kids: The Storymatic Kids!, Rory's Story Cubes, and StoryPlay Cards. When I teach kids how to write stories, we generally start out loud. In other words, we think, plan, and share orally before writing silently. Of course, not all kids are oral processers but sharing out loud helps organize our thoughts and gives us … [Read more...]
The LEGO Pigeon Builds a Story Contest
If you are a 2nd - 5th grade student or classroom, love the Pigeon books by Mo Willems, and like to build with LEGOs, then you are going to love this totally cool contest. You could WIN a 2-foot LEGO brick Pigeon from LEGO® Education by retelling any Pigeon story with bricks! The LEGO Pigeon Builds a Story Contest The LEGO Pigeon Builds a Story is a creative storytelling contest for kids. … [Read more...]
My Favorite Audio Books for Kids from Greathall
You know how great audio books are for kids, especially reluctant readers. Now I want to tell you the absolute best audio book stories that my kids, actually the whole family, enjoys both in the car and at home. My Favorite Audio Books for Kids from Jim Weiss Jim Weiss' storytelling is so engaging. He's gifted, and so brilliant with voices. Throughout the narration, he uses a multitude of … [Read more...]