Bilingual Storytelling: Stor e Telling June July 2015

Uncle Henry and Aunt Em

From the Emerald City of Oz

Illustration by John R. Neill, 1900

I am continuing to share my Stor e Telling columns from the National Storytelling Magazine. The resources below are from the June July 2015 issue. All of the links have been checked and updated where necessary.

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This issue on bilingual storytelling; I begin with some sites to complement the theme.

Bilingual Storytimes: Utah Department of Heritage and Arts - The following resources were from Bilingual Storytime for Gringos at the 2009 Utah Library Association Conference.
https://heritage.utah.gov/library/spanish-bilingual-storytimes

Bilingual Books for Kids - This site offers book suggestions on a variety of themes: fairytales, myths, legends, fables, nursery rhymes, songs and more.  Activities and coloring pages are also included.
http://www.bilingualbooks.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=0

Colorin Colorado - An array of terrific resources for teaching English Language Learners. This is the link to the main page http://www.colorincolorado.org/. This link takes you to reading tip sheets in 12 languages for parents who want to establish a love of reading with their children.
http://www.colorincolorado.org/reading-tip-sheets-parents

Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy: Story Blocks – Videos of songs and rhymes in English, Spanish and Vietnamese from infant to preschool.http://www.storyblocks.org/videos/

Idaho Commission for Libraries: Bilingual Storytime Ideas - Read aloud books, fingerplays, songs and rhymes to make your bilingual story time shine.
http://libraries.idaho.gov/files/Storytime-Bilingual.pdf

Texas State Libraries and Archives Commission – A lovely selection of songs, fingerplays, books, and more for preschool programs, in English and Spanish.

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/pubs/bilingual/preschoolers/index.html

Little Bilingues – Downloadable books of activities in English and French.
http://www.littlebilingues.com/free_materials.html

BILINGUAL STORIES AND LESSON PLANS

Culture in the Classroom and the Language of Folklore – Short article on why folktales work for ELL students, along with some sample activities with stories to use.
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2013-10-01/2.html

Everything ESL – “Forty-Two content based lesson plans for beginning to intermediate students.”
http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/

Magic Tales of Mexico – Nine Mexican folktales, collected by Gabriel A. Cordova, Jr.. The stories are shared in Spanish and English.
http://www.g-world.org/magictales/

Ten Folk-tales from the Cape Verde Islands – The folktales are shared in both English and Portuguese.
https://archive.org/stream/jstor-534343/534343_djvu.txt

STORIES

July 26 is Aunt and Uncle Day in the United States. Here are a few stories to add to our repertoire.

Aunt Rachel’s Curse – United States
http://tinyurl.com/lenov6n

The Aunts - Portugal
http://tinyurl.com/mk8z39u

Bundar Bahadur Poon - Nepal
http://tinyurl.com/mvbjsgf

Chittapas (uncles) Or Cheats - India
http://tinyurl.com/k7x4249

The Icon’s Warm Bread - Greece
http://tinyurl.com/mqsv3jd

The Lazy Beauty and Her Aunts – Ireland
http://tinyurl.com/kvy7t7f

The Strange Creature – Zimbabwe
http://tinyurl.com/oy6sz8p

Uncle Bouki and Ti Malice - Haiti
http://tinyurl.com/mcsvgv2

The Wolf Aunt - Persia
http://tinyurl.com/pdjtm6s

ADDITIONAL STORY SITES

A Collection of Wisdom – Mulla, Sufi, Indian, Buddhist folktales and more. These stories are short in length but long in wisdom. They would be especially useful in a beginning storytelling workshop if you need some tales to help your student’s succeed.
http://www.rodneyohebsion.com/folktales.htm 

Ethiopian English Readers – Eighty-eight stories from the different regions of Ethiopia. My thanks to storyteller Donna Dudinsky for sharing this site.
http://www.ethiopianenglishreaders.com/

Stories4U – A site filled with story; Mythology, the Panchatantra, Folktales, Legends and more.
http://stories4u.50webs.com/vik_intro.html

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and weblinks 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 2016 ©

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.

Family Fun! Fingerplays, Songs, Crafts and More

Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe de la Famille Soler
by Pablo Picasso, 1903

The snow if falling here in Massachusetts and many schools were cancelled today. Families may be snowed in a bit this weekend so here are a few fun things to do together.

FINGERPLAYS

There Are Five Families

There are five families in the bed (hold up five fingers)And the little one said, “Roll Over! Roll Over!” (roll hands over each together)So they all rolled out.And one fell out. (one hand rolls to one side) Repeat with four, three, two, and oneThere were no families in the bed (hold up fist)And the little one said,“Good night!” (lay head on hands and close eyes)

Grandma’s Glasses
These are Grandma’s glasses, (fingers make glasses around eyes)And this is Grandma’s hat, (hands make hat on head)And this is the way she folds her hands,(fold hands)

And lays them in her lap. (hands on lap)These are Grandpa’s glasses, (make huge glasses with hands)

And this is Grandpa’s hat, (huge hat above head)And this is the way he folds his arms, (large gestures to fold arms)

And lays them on his lap.(lay folded arms down) 

Going to Bed

This little child is going to bed. (point to self)
Down on the pillow he lays his head. (rest head on hands)
He wraps himself in covers tight. (wrap arms around body)
And this is the way he sleeps all night. (close eyes, rest head on hands)

Morning comes, he opens his eyes (raise head, eyes wide open)
Off with a toss the covers fly. (fling arms wide)
Soon he is up, dressed, and away.
He’s ready to play all day. (clap hands)

STORY STRETCH

Families, Families Families Everywhere

Families, families families everywhere! (point in different directions)
Families, families climbing stairs. (make climbing motion)
Families, families giving stares (hands to eyes as if looking through glasses)
Families washing hairs. (hair washing motions)
Families, families everywhere!
Families up! (up on tip toe)
Families down! (bend knees and stoop down)
Families, families all around! (turn around once slowly)
Families, families sit back down!

The Family On Parade

Clap your hands (clap hands)
Stamp your feet (stamp feet)
The family is coming done the street. (march in place)
Rum, pum pum (motion beating a drum) A great big drum.
Root-a-toot-toot (hands to mouth blowing a horn)
Bang! Bang! Bang! (Clap hands together)
Clap your hands! (Clap hands)
Stamp your feet! (Stamp feet)
The family is coming down the street!

SONG

We’re On Our Way to Grandpa’s Farm

Chorus

We're on our way, we're on our way.
On our way to Grandpa's farm.
We're on our way, we're on our way.
On our way to Grandpa's farm.

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a big brown cow…x2
The cow, she makes a sound like this: "Mooooooo”…x2

Chorus

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a little yellow duck…x2
The duck, she makes a sound like this: "Quack Quack."…x2

Chorus

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a little pink pig… x2
The pig she makes a sound like this: "Oink, Oink”…x2

Chorus

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a black and white skunk...x2
The skunk, he often smells like this “pee ewww”…x2

BOOKS

Children’s Books About Families
https://www.naeyc.org/article/books-about-families   

CRAFTS

DIY Fun Ideas – Family Hand Prints

http://diyfunideas.com/diy-family-hand-prints/

GAMES

20 Fun Indoor Games
http://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor-games/

30+ Stuck Inside Indoor Games
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/50578/stuck-inside-games

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and weblinks 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 2016 ©

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.

Elephants: Gentle Giants Among Us II

From The Folk-Tales of Bengal, 1911
Illustration by Warwick Goble

“Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.” – John Dunne

Below are some of the fingerplays, songs and story stretchers I use during a storytelling lapsit program for toddlers. Some of these are found on the web with no attribution. Wherever I could find an author, I have noted the link and attribution. Have fun with the elephants!

FINGERPLAYS

One Little Elephant

One elephant went out to play, (hold up one finger)

Over the hills and far away. (wave finger like it is going over the hills)

She had such enormous fun, (on “enormous” circle arms out and around)

That she called for another elephant to come. (cup hands over mouth)

“Oh Elephant!”… (call out and then pound the floor for the running elephant sound)

Two elephants went out to play, (use two fingers…repeat above actions)

Over the hills and far away.

They had such enormous fun they called for another elephant to come.

“Oh Elephant!”…

(Repeat with as many elephants (fingers) as you want)

http://www.nncc.org/curriculum/fingerplay.html

Five Gray Elephants

Five gray elephants, marching through the glade,
Decide to stop and play like they are having a parade.

The first sings his trunk and announces he’ll lead;
The next waves a flag which of course they need.
The third gray elephant trumpets a song;
The fourth beats a drum as he marches along.
While the fifth makes believe he’s the whole show
And nods and smiles to the crowd as they go.
Five gray elephants, marching through the glade,
Having a lot of fun during their parade.
http://www.childfun.com/themes/animals/elephants/

SONGS AND STORY STRETCH

Elephants At Work and Play

As five little elephants marched through the grass (march fingers of right hand)
They decided to stop and have a music class,
The first blew his trumpet and announced he'd be teacher. (make a trumpet of fists and blow)
The next gave a call of the wild jungle animal (cup hands to mouth, make a low eerie sound)
The third & fourth elephants trumpeted a song, (make a trumpet and blow twice )
But the last little elephant just followed along,
Then he left the others as he didn't care to play,
And he carried tree logs the rest of the day. (link the little finger under two fingers of the left hand and carry them away)

Zoo Animals  (To the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It)

If you want to be an elephant swing your trunk

If you want to be an elephant swing your trunk

If you want to be an elephant, if you want to be an elephant

If you want to be an elephant swing your trunk

Monkey, jump up high!

Parrot — flap your wings

Elephant — swing your trunk

Lion — roar out loud
Giraffe — stand up tall

An Elephant Goes

An elephant goes like this and that, (wave arms in front like trunk)

He’s oh so big, (raise arms up)

And he’s oh so fat. (spread arms out to the sides)

He has no fingers, (wiggle fingers)

He has no toes, (shake feet)

BUT, goodness gracious, WHAT A NOSE!

The Elephants Are Here! (To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell")

The elephants are here! (Look excited)
The elephants are here!
Look at all the elephants! (Shade eyes as if looking)
The elephants are here!

They're exercising now. (March in place, keeping feet on floor, pumping arms)
They're exercising now.
Look at all the elephants!
They're exercising now.

They're jumping up and down! They're jumping up and down!
Look at all the elephants! They're jumping up and down!

They're touching all their toes…
They're spinning 'round and 'round…
They're all exhausted now...
They're all exhausted now...
Look at all the elephants...
They're all exhausted now...
ZZZZZZZ (Lots of snoring)
http://www.childfun.com/index.php/activity-themes/animals/115-elephant-activity-theme.html?start=2 

BOOKS

Children’s Books Guide – A wonderful list of books about our excellent elephant friends.

http://childrensbooksguide.com/elephants

CRAFT

Paper Elephant Mask
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mplate-elephant.htm

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and weblinks 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 2016 ©

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.

Riddle Me This! Celebrate National Puzzle Day

A Teasing Riddle
by
Augustus Leopold Egg, 1816-1863

January 29 is National Puzzle Day.

“The first jigsaw puzzle was created around 1760, when JohnSpilsbury, a British engraver and mapmaker, mounted a map on a sheet of wood that he then sawed around each individual country. Spilsbury used the product to aid in teaching geography.

After catching on with the wider public, this remained the primary use of jigsaw puzzles until about 1820. By the early 20th century, magazines and newspapers found that they could increase their daily subscriptions by publishing puzzle contests. ”
From www.cute-calendar.com

• Jigsaw puzzles use both sides of the brain.
• Puzzles improve memory, cognitive function, and problem solving skills.
• Word searches and crossword puzzles increase vocabulary and language skills. 
• Sudoku exercises the brain by testing memory and logical thinking and can improve number skills. Information found at: http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-puzzle-day-january-29/

STORIES

Some riddle tales to keep them guessing.

A Bride for Khan Turali – Azerbaijan
http://tinyurl.com/cwvgm99

Clever Manka – Czechoslovakia
https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Czechoslovak_folktale_27.html#gsc.tab=0

The Clever Wife – China

http://tinyurl.com/d7d8clp 

The Devil and His Grandmother - German
https://fairytalez.com/the-devil-and-his-grandmother/

The Enchanted Princess – Russia
http://tinyurl.com/ot2pkwg

The Kind and the Bees
http://www.free-short-stories.org.uk/inspirational-stories/the-king-and-the-bees-inspirational-story.htm

King John and the Abbot of  Canterbury - England
https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/meft/meft30.htm

The Pumpkin in the Jar – Philippines

http://tinyurl.com/na4b57o

Rachel the Clever - Poland
https://literarytransgressions.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/fairy-tale-friday-rachel-the-clever/

The Riddle – Grimm
http://tinyurl.com/lq2mav4

The Riddle – Romania

http://tinyurl.com/no3t5ez

The Riddle of the Ox – Mongolia
https://taletellerin.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/4-the-riddle-of-the-ox/

The Three Dolls - Iran
https://worldstories.org.uk/reader/the-three-dolls/english/459

Weighing the Elephant - China
https://storiestogrowby.org/story/early-reader-weighing-elephant-english-stories-kids/

ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS

Imagination Soup - 6 Ways to Celebrate National Puzzle Day with Kids 
https://imaginationsoup.net/national-puzzle-day-kids/

DLTK-Kids – Printable Jigsaw Puzzles – Make your own puzzle; many themes to keep the children guessing!

http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/printable_jigsaw_puzzles.htm

Puzzlemaker.com – Make your own word searches, mazes and more.

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=355277&CFTOKEN=12766806

Puzzles Pieces: Arts and Crafts
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/puzzlespiecesartscraftsideaskids.html

BOOKS

The Riddle in the Tale: Riddles and Riddle Folk Tales by Taffy Thomas MBE
https://www.harvard.com/book/the_riddle_in_the_tale_riddles_and_riddle_folk_tales/

Riddling Tales from around the World by Marjorie Dundas
https://www.biblio.com/book/riddling-tales-around-world-dundas-marjorie/d/1469664593

The Twenty Best Riddle Books for Kids
https://bookroo.com/explore/books/topics/riddles

CURRICULUM

Busy Teachers: Riddle Me This - 5 Practical Uses for Riddles in the ESL Classroom
https://busyteacher.org/16142-riddles-esl-classroom-5-practical-uses.html

Education World – Teaching with Puzzles
https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy064.shtml

Free Printable Puzzles for Teachers
https://www.puzzles-to-print.com/

Mentor Education – Five Reasons to Use Riddles in the Classroom
https://mentoreducation.co.uk/11-plus-tutor/12-month-programme/five-reasons-to-use-riddles-in-education/

Puzzles, Activities, and Lesson Plans
https://mathigon.org/tasks

RECIPE

Egg, Sausage, & Cheese Breakfast Puzzle Sandwich
https://ncegg.org/recipes/egg-sausage-cheese-breakfast-puzzle-sandwich/
Easy Egg Recipes - NC Egg Association

RIDDLES

Looking for some riddles to share between your tales? Here are 40 riddles, and most importantly, the answers!

Bored Teachers – 100 riddles for the classroom your students will love!
https://www.boredteachers.com/post/riddles-for-students

National Institute of Environmental Health – Not So Hard Riddles
https://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/riddles/not-so-hard-riddles    

Teaching Expertise - 50  Riddles To Keep Your Students Entertained
https://www.teachingexpertise.com/classroom-ideas/riddles-for-students/

Think.com – Forty Traditional Riddles
This site is now gone but you can still access it through the Wayback Machine at the link below.
https://web.archive.org/web/20061111123809/http://www.thinks.com/riddles/a1-riddles.htm

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and weblinks 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 2016 ©
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 appreciate your support and personal integrity.