"Bring Out the Story Teller In You"
This ongoing class meets 2X a week as learners listen to different stories read by the Teacher, draw events then retell the story in their own words using their drawings. Learners will explore different engaging books and practice speaking.
Paula Reid
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(46)
What's included
16 live meetings
8 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. • Learners may practice their storytelling skills that they learned in class by retelling the story to their parents, siblings, grandparents or friend/sAssessment
Self-assessment based on how the learner feels s/he participated in class and is able to retell each story in their own words.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
This ongoing class meets 2X a week for eight weeks as learners listen to different stories each week. This class is designed especially for learners ages 6-9 years old who have a basic understanding of English and want to learn more, improve their English and speaking skills and have the desire to become a great story teller, whether they know it or not. Learners listen, think and predict what will happen next, how the story will end, what changes they would make, could they be a character in the story? or do they know someone who is like one of the characters? These are teacher-directed lessons, each story read aloud by the Teacher as learners listen and participate by answering questions about what's going on in the story. Learners will follow Teacher directions to fold and number their drawing paper into sections to draw what's happening in the story, practice speaking English by participating in discussing the beginning, middle, end of the story, what happened first, second, last; naming characters, retelling and predicting, and changing characters, settings and endings using their creativity and imagination. Learners will be given the opportunity to practice basic public speaking in a small, comfortable setting by retelling the story. Book titles and themes vary week-to-week so new learners can at enroll any time. SPECIAL NOTE TO PARENTS: Shy learners may want to just listen to the story being read [story time] and draw their own pictures until they feel comfortable joining in discussions and responding in English. "Bring Out the Story Teller In You" Reading List: *** • Week One: Stone Soup by Tony Ross • Week Two: How to Catch a Dinosaur by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton • Week Three: Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg • Week Four: Chicken Little by Steven Kellogg • Week Five: Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg • Week Six: Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll by Mr. Jay • Week Seven: A Frog Ate My Sandwich by Christine Durkin • Week Eight: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann • Week Nine: Tyrannosaurus Hex and the Unluckiest Day Ever by Mr. Jay Miletsky • Week Ten: Think Big [The Live Big Series] by Kat Kronenberg • Week Eleven: The WORST Day of My Life EVER! by Julia Cook • Week Eleven: I Don't Want to Go to School by A. J. Cosmo *** Additional titles may be added or substituted.
Learning Goals
• Learners will improve their listening skills
• Learners will learn to participate in group discussions
• Learners will have the opportunity to practice English skills
•Learners will develop their English vocabulary
• Learners will learn the fundamentals of story telling: character, setting, plot, events, conflicts
• Learners will develop public speaking skills by retelling the story in their own words
• Learners will develop creativity by changing characters, settings, endings
• Learners will learn to evaluate different peer retellings of the stories
• Learners will become familiar with new stories and books with different themes
• Learners will enjoy story time, drawing the events of each story and . . .
HAVE FUN!
Other Details
Supply List
Each learner brings to class: • drawing paper • pencil or colored pencils • good behavior and attention • excitement and imagination • lined writing paper to write their own [retell] story
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined January, 2023
4.8
46reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Indiana University
I LOVE reading! and reading to others, especially children. As a Principal and educator of 50+ years, I always read in my classroom; as Tutor, volunteer teacher around the world and as a Principal to small and large groups of students at a time. Additionally, I was trained via classes at the Los Angeles Music Center on story telling methods. My love for reading began as a little girl, one who always had a book in her hand and even read under the covers at night when the lights were supposed to be out.
I LOVE reading and I'll help instill that love in your learner.Reviews
Live Group Class
$240
for 16 classes2x per week, 8 weeks
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
2-8 learners per class
