Stor e Telling: October November December 2014: Storytelling and Play

Ring Around the Rosie
by
Edward Henry Potthast
1910-1915

The theme for this issue of the National Storytelling Networks Storytelling Magazine was storytelling and play; I shared some sites to bring storytelling, learning and fun into the classroom every year. There is information on writing prompts, lesson plans for Aesop, Animal Tales, Trickster Tales, and American Folklore and more.

If you are seeking information on how storytelling connects with the Common Core, YES (Youth, Education and Storytellers) has you covered with a comprehensive, downloadable document full of information to make your case!

And because play is important in the classroom to spice up the day, there are icebreakers and games to energize your students, and you!

ABC Teach - A number of ideas and links for story writing prompts on a variety of subjects and age levels.
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/subjects-language-arts-writing-writing-prompts-1845-2-1

Aesop and Ananse: Animal Fables and Trickster Tales – These lesson plans students will help students “become familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions…”

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/aesop-and-ananse-animal-fables-and-trickster-tales

Education World.com - Lesson plans on Ten Characters from American Folklore, Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed, and more.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp279-04.shtml 

Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales - Students will gain an appreciation of other cultures as they read and research folktales from around the world and present their story and research to the class.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/exploring-world-cultures-through-91.html
 
Fables and Trickster Tales From Around the World - Lesson plans, information and stories, everything you need to introduce your students to those globe-trotting tricksters, Anansi, Brer Rabbit, Fox, and Rabbit.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/fables-and-trickster-tales-around-world

 
Myth Writing Workshop - Author Jane Yolen will help your student write a story that will explain a natural phenomenon using writing strategies and warm-up activities.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythswshop_index.htm

Once Upon a Time - Lessons for Teaching About Fables, Fairy Tales, Folktales, Legends, Myths, Tall Tales.  
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson279.shtml   

Storytelling and Drama – Carol Read shares how to “incorporate story-based lessons and drama activities into the English-language classroom.”
http://www.onestopenglish.com/children/stories-and-poems/storytelling-and-drama/

Storytelling and the Common Core Standards – This document, offered by the National Storytelling YES (Youth, Education and Storytellers) Alliance, will be invaluable to any storyteller who works with teachers and the Core Curriculum.

http://yesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/STandCCS-June2012.pdf

Storytelling in the First Three Years – Important article from The National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families.  In part it states, “The richer the repertoire of story telling styles a child is exposed to, the more possibilities for that child to develop his or her own powerful narrative voice…” There are additional resources on literacy, play, brain development and more.

http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-language-literacy/the-emergence-of-storytelling.html

Storytelling, Story Acting and Literacy in the Boston Public Schools – Fascinating interview about the program, Boston Listens, “based on Vivian Paley’s innovative storytelling and story-acting approach.”

http://www.journalofplay.org/sites/www.journalofplay.org/files/pdf-articles/6-2-interview-storytelling-story-acting-and-literacy_0.pdf

Icebreakers and Games

Drama Source – This UK site was created for drama teachers but there are games, strategies and lesson plans that will be helpful to storytellers as well.

http://dramaresource.com/

Education World.com - Fourteen icebreakers to make the first day of school run smooth as silk. They would be fun to use throughout the year as well. 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson074.shtml

Kim’s Korner - Icebreakers and energizers to liven up the classroom!

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/classmanagement/icebreakers.html

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and web links may change or break without notice. I cannot be responsible for redirected or broken links.  At the time of this posting all links were in working order. Thank you for understanding.

Karen Chace 2015 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.

Following the Breadcrumbs XVI : Stor e Telling January February 2005

Han en Grietje
by
Richard Scholz, 1905

I am traveling back in time and updating all of my Stor e Telling columns for Storytelling Magazine since 2002 I have checked all of the links, updated those that have new URL's and deleted others that have found their way to the Internet graveyard.I will continue to update the columns and post them on my blog until all of the breadcrumbs lead to the end of 2006. At the end of the blog you will find links to the columns from 2002 - 2004 and 2007 - 2013. I continue to write for Storytelling Magazine but will not be adding current columns until the following year. If you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network and support the arts!

Please feel free to comment on the blog and let me know if you find this useful. 

Aesop's Fables Online
Thousands of Aesop’s Fables in five languages from the likes of Joseph Jacobs and William Caton, among others. You won’t have to cry wolf to find what you need!

http://www.mythfolklore.net/aesopica/

American Folklore – Spooky Stories
Better late than never! Although Halloween has already passed us by, bookmark this site for next year. Eighteen spooky stories from around the country. Leave the lights on!
http://www.americanfolklore.net/spooky-stories.html

California Stories
Eureka! We’ve struck gold. Sponsored by the California Council for the Humanities, their mission is to "engage people across the state in a variety of story-based activities designed to address local issues and strengthen communities." The site offers links to local projects throughout the state, their Documentary Project Program, a newsletter and information on applying for grants.
http://www.calhum.org/

The Center for Children's Books
Features collection development, storytelling, and programming  resources, bibliographies, audio clips of storytelling events, and more.

http://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/

Myths and Legends Index

From King Arthur to saints and sinners, a fascinating collection of tales, myths, legends and folklore from the British Isles.
http://www.britannia.com/history/h100.html

National Underground Freedom Center

Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, the brand new Freedom Center is home to the nations “newest monument of freedom.” If you can’t make the journey in person, stop by for a virtual tour and hear the stories of ten individuals who paved the way for freedom. A wealth of information for individuals and educators alike.
http://www.freedomcenter.org/

The Library Spot
A free virtual library resource center for educators, students, librarians, or anyone exploring the Web for research information.
http://www.libraryspot.com/

Robert Louis Stevenson: Fables 

From the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 13 fables published in 1902.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Literature.StvnsnFables

When Works Pass Into the Public Domain

An easy to understand chart to help answer the “public domain” question. http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

The link below was not part of this 2005 Stor e Telling column. However, since the above site is related to Public Domain works I thought I would add this information from a blog post I wrote in 2012.

To Steal or Not to Steal…Is That Really A Question?

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/02/copyright-to-steal-or-not-to-stealis.html

ADDITIONAL STOR e TELLING COLUMNS

Stor e Telling Columns 2002 – 2004 All 16 blog posts, with a brief synopsis for reach one, in an easy to access post at the link below.
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/10/stor-e-telling-resources-2002-2004.html 

Stor e Telling Columns 2007-2012
All 31 blog posts, along with a brief synopsis for each one, in an easy to access post at the link below.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/stor-e-telling-columns-2007-to-2012.html 

Stor e Telling Columns 2013
From 1001 Night to 2001 Story Resources – This link will lead to you one blog post with all of my columns from 2013.
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/06/from-1001-nights-to-2001-story.html 


Karen Chace 2014 ©
This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Google Plus, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.

Slow and Steady: Stor e Telling October November December 2012

Hare and Tortoise
Children's Illustrations, 1880

I have penned the Stor E Telling column since January of 2002 and the articles from 2002-2006 are the publications page of my website found here http://tinyurl.com/llnn47y . I will be adding the columns from 2007 to 2012 to that page as well. However, I am in the process of checking what link URL's have changed or are now defunct. It is a time consuming process so I am taking the “slow and steady” approach via Aesop and will post the individual columns on my blog for now.

I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network. Please feel free to comment on the blog and let me know if you find this useful.

October November December 2012                                                                       

Godfather Death – German
http://tinyurl.com/6pb84vy

The Red King and the Witch - Romanian
http://tinyurl.com/7re2vu7

Man’s First Grief – Inuit
http://tinyurl.com/82w4qht

Why Death is Like a Banana Tree – Madagascar
http://spiritoftrees.org/why-death-is-like-the-banana-tree

The Death of a Child – Six stories collected by D. L. Ashliman.   http://tinyurl.com/767y4tw

From the Learning to Give website.

Tiggak - Inuit

http://tinyurl.com/d2k96co

The Old Woman Who Was Kind to Insects - Inuit

http://tinyurl.com/c33uhrq

Learning to Give - Lesson plan to complement the two folktales above for grades 9-12.
http://tinyurl.com/cgu99td

Story-Lovers.com - Stories to help deal with grief and loss.

http://www.story-lovers.com/listsgriefstories.html

The Healing Story Alliance – This is one of the special interest groups of the National Storytelling Network. Recently, they have updated their website and added a number of new, valuable resources.

http://healingstory.org/rrr/resources


Miscellaneous Resources

Anecdote - A storytelling site from Australia offering a list of stories on dozens of topics.

My thanks to storyteller Cathryn Wellner for passing this site along.

http://www.anecdote.com.au/storyfinder.php

Creative Commons – “A nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.”
http://creativecommons.org/

Embracing the Child – The perfect website when you are searching for age appropriate books. It offers a list of the Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award winning books, suggestions based on themes such as fairytales and science, lesson plans and more.

http://www.embracingthechild.org/index.html

Ethiopian Folktales – Over 200 folktales “…many of which had never before been written down or translated into English. You can also listen to many of the original recordings in the voices of the narrators…” My thanks to Kit Rogers in the National Storytelling Network’s office for passing this website along.
http://www.ethiopianfolktales.com/

Full Books.com – Thousands of full text online books. The books are arranged by alphabetically by title and there is a Google search bar available.

http://www.fullbooks.com/

Public Domain Folktales, Fairytales, Myths and Legends – Recently I offered my fifth listing of public domain story collections. You will find a wide variety of stories from many cultures: Portugal, Poland, South Africa, Italy and more.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/07/public-domain-v-folktales-fairytales.html

Southern Thailand Folktales – Seven stories collected by university students in Thailand.

http://www.escati.com/7-southern-thailand-folk-tales/

Stories4u – A wide range of stories from India, fairy tales, folktales, animal Tales, Panchatantra, myths and legends. Settle in, you will be reading, laughing and learning for quite awhile.
http://stories4u.50webs.com/main.htm

Tis the Season – Christmas Stories from Around the World – The holiday season is upon us. Here are some stories to celebrate Christmas.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/11/tis-season-christmas-stories-from.html

Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches – A collaborative project of the BBC Scotland, School of Scottish Studies (University of Edinburgh) and the National Trust offering thousands of hours of Gaelic and Scots recordings. The project includes folklore, songs, music, history, poetry, traditions, stories and other information. A true treasure!

http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/

World of Stories – From the United Kingdom, a growing collection of short stories from around the world that include retold traditional tales and new short stories, available in  twenty-one  languages. The stories may be read and listened to online or downloaded for free. 

My thanks to Kate Dudding for sharing this site.
http://www.worldstories.org.uk/

And if you missed any of the previous “Slow and Steady…” blog posts here are the links to the series so far.

2007

January February 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html 
November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html

2008

January February 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html

Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2009

January February 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html
September October 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
November December 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

 2010

January February 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html
April May 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html

July August 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html
September October 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2011

January February 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html

April May 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html 
July August 2011

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html

September October 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-november.html

2012

January, February, March 2012

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html
April May 2012
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html
June July 2012
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-june.html
August September 2012
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-august.html

Karen Chace 2013 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.