https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi I will discuss and give examples of how I teach storytelling in my Kindergarten class. en-us 2018-04-16 00:45:25 UTC 2025-04-24 11:26:10 UTC hello@padlet.com kimberly_goodwin https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251959158 Storytelling is being able to draw, orally tell, or write about a personal experience or made-up experience that you want to share with others. Many times the stories in which we choose to tell have importance behind them weather it is the people, the actual experience itself, a surprise event that happens within the story and/or just wanting to have a chance to be heard. ]]> 2018-04-16 00:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251959158 kimberly_goodwin https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251959879 As a Kindergarten teacher with many of my students being ENL students, my focus at the beginning of the year is oral storytelling first and acting out the stories as well. In September and October, we focus on personal narratives. I read many mentor texts to help teach and show students how a personal narrative sounds. But we also use our class experiences to orally say, act, out and write to have as mentor "texts." I find using these experiences much more meaningful for my students because they have the first hand experience of being there and they can remember how the story goes. With many of my students entering my classroom with limited knowledge of how to write we focus a lot on our drawings and how our drawings will help us orally say our story. When drawing we focus on "Who was with me?, Where was I? and What was I doing?" When students answer all of these questions with their drawing they are able to tell a well "written" story based on what they drew.]]> 2018-04-16 00:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251959879 kimberly_goodwin https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251961296 In my teaching experience, many students feel a good or great story has to be a special or exciting event. I stress to them a good story has to be exciting to you and something that you would want to share with others. Sharing a story about eating dinner a family dinner with grandma and grandpa and then playing a game is an awesome story because it is special to you. I do stress to them to make a good story you have to share with your reader the who, what, and where to make your story complete. ]]> 2018-04-16 01:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251961296 kimberly_goodwin https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251962113 There are many reasons stories are written. People write stores to be entertaining, to evoke emotions for the reader, to teach the reader, to share a personal experience/event, and/or to provide an opinion. When teaching my students throughout the year with the many different writing units we have, I always remind them to think back to the unit we are in. Think about what they are writing about, who their audience (or reader) is going to be and what is needed to make their story complete and not leaving the reader confused. ]]> 2018-04-16 01:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251962113 kimberly_goodwin https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251962719 Storytelling is important not only important for learning but teaching as well. As a teacher we want to connect with our students and have our students connect with us as well. There are many time where I will tell a personal story about my family or dog to lead in to a reading or writing lesson. This helps students think of a personal experience they might have to have them more engaged in the lesson. Storytelling also gives students the basics in reading and writing and how to effectively communicate their ideas after reading and writing. Storytelling also helps to teach students how to be active and engage listeners when working with their teachers and/or peers. ]]> 2018-04-16 01:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251962719 kimberly_goodwin https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251963997 With my experience you want to use stories that have memorable characters and repetitive parts of the book, that make acting out and/or retelling the story easier for primary learners. My students love the Wishy-Washy series of books and many of the classic books such as Three Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood, Caps for Sale, and The Three Little Pigs. These books are fun for students to act out and use different voices for the the different characters when reading and talking about the stories. When students feel they know a book really well you are able to have more meaningful discussions based on the text. ]]> 2018-04-16 01:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251963997 kimberly_goodwin https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251965723 I have had a limited experience with using Digital Storytelling devices in my classroom. While looking through some of the options out there I cam upon Pixton. Pixton allows students to make their own comic. It seems easy to use and look like a lot of fun!]]> 2018-04-16 01:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kimberly_goodwin/d4bw3g17zrbi/wish/251965723