The Storytelling School: Handbook for Teachers Contributor(s): Smith, Chris (Author), Guillain, Adam (Author), Corbett, Pie (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1907359389 ISBN-13: 9781907359385 Publisher: Hawthorn Press OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Education | Arts In Education - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
Dewey: 372.677 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.5" W x 11.6" (1.45 lbs) 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This handbook describes a revolutionary way of delivering primary education. In a storytelling school all children learn to be storytellers, retelling and improving stories from memory as a way of learning both language and subject content across the curriculum. Children graduate with a repertoire of their own stories to tell. This approach has been shown to raise standards and fire imaginations in schools throughout the UK. Chris Smith and Adam Guillain show you how to make this happen. The handbook draws on more than ten years experience researching and developing this way of teaching. Piloted, researched and updated, this second edition includes new chapters on non-fiction teaching and cross-curricular integration across the school. It is packed with practical activities, examples, theory, charts, diagrams and pages to photocopy. The Storytelling School offers step-by-step explanations on how to become a storytelling school, including how to: - Tell stories to your class |
Contributor Bio(s): Guillain, Adam: - Adam Guillian is a primary-school teacher, an educational consultant, a writer of children's fiction and storyteller. Based in Oxford, he journeys in and out of schools where he runs workshops and trains teachers.Smith, Chris: - Chris Smith is a musician and storyteller. He developed a passion for Arab folktales, myths, and legends while living in Palestine. |