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Tag Archives: teacher stories
When Teachers Tell Their Stories – Part 8
In Part 7, I told the story of the huge tree that almost fell over on our neighbor’s house. The Fire Chief in his big red fire truck, and the Tree Man in his cherry picker truck added plenty of real … Continue reading →
When Teachers Tell Their Stories – Part 7
In Part 6, I turned off the lights to tell a story, “The Halloween Story.” Lights off can be as bonding as snuggling, and definitely an attention grabber. The lesson learned was being brave, and how scary things might not be … Continue reading →
When Teachers Tell Their Stories – Part 5
In Part 4, I talked about adventure stories. A cliffhanger ending holds the attention in children, and that means more language and words are pouring into their minds. Teacher bonding is an added bonus. I told a Jennie Story with plenty … Continue reading →
Posted in Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Nature, preschool, storytelling, Teaching young children, wonder
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Tagged Adventure stories, Cliffhanger stories, Jennie stories, language and literacy, language development, Spiders, storytelling, teacher stories, The Spider Story
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When Teachers Tell Their Stories – Part 4
In Part 3, I talked about telling scary stories. Children love that anticipation of being scared. One of my most popular Jennie Stories, “The Bat Story”, is just that – being scared. Part 4 Adventure and ‘cliffhanger’ moments, when they … Continue reading →
The Real ‘Teddy’ Story, and More
This weekend I cleaned my office; the yearly organization and the game of ‘keep or toss’. Every year I take great care with three stories that are worn and torn, written long before computers and the internet. Those stories are … Continue reading →
