Storytelling for Year 2
Children love stories - well, everyone loves a story! And it really doesn't matter if they don't understand every word that you use. If the story is well told they will still enjoy the experience, and they will learn something. Traditional stories have become 'Traditional' because they can (and should) be told and retold. No one can say "Oh, I've heard that one so don't tell it!"
The story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' actually appears more than once in the Year 2 KSSR text book. So I chose it for a storytelling session.
During a storytelling, the children should be captivated by the teacher's voice (and voices), movements, gestures and actions, and the teacher's face. It also helps if the teacher has something for the children to look at.
I created a very simple pop-up book for my storytelling. I downloaded (from Google Images) and printed (onto light card) relevant pictures, and stuck them onto pop-up pages I had created in a smallish sketch book. Having the pictures pop-up as each page is turned seems to be quite fascinating for the children.
There are many versions of this story, as with all folk tales, and I kept it as simple as possible. Of course we included chanting sections to practise: "What big ears you have!" "So I can hear you better!" (the same as in the text book.)
Here are pictures of the book I created. (It's quick and easy to make your own.) Click on each one to see it full size.
The story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' actually appears more than once in the Year 2 KSSR text book. So I chose it for a storytelling session.
During a storytelling, the children should be captivated by the teacher's voice (and voices), movements, gestures and actions, and the teacher's face. It also helps if the teacher has something for the children to look at.
I created a very simple pop-up book for my storytelling. I downloaded (from Google Images) and printed (onto light card) relevant pictures, and stuck them onto pop-up pages I had created in a smallish sketch book. Having the pictures pop-up as each page is turned seems to be quite fascinating for the children.
There are many versions of this story, as with all folk tales, and I kept it as simple as possible. Of course we included chanting sections to practise: "What big ears you have!" "So I can hear you better!" (the same as in the text book.)
Here are pictures of the book I created. (It's quick and easy to make your own.) Click on each one to see it full size.