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Storytelling Paths

Lesson plan developed by Erika Booth, BA Ed 
Activity:  
Storytelling Paths
Age Group:
Preschool
* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.
Objectives:  
  • Student will practice sequencing parts of a story
  • Student will practice storytelling
CDA Competency Standard:   
II.6.4a
Candidate’s interactions encourage children’s communication skills
  • a) Promotes children’s language development through her/his verbal and non-verbal communications
Materials: 
  • Butcher paper
  • Crayons, markers, colored pencils
Procedure: 
  1. Begin by modeling how to retell a story using pictures on the butcher paper. Show students how to begin at one end of the paper, and progress through the plotline until reaching the end of the paper.
  2. Encourage students to try retelling a story using pictures of their own
  3. When finished, they can retell the story verbally using their drawing for reference. 
Assessment: 
  • Observe and record the child’s ability to retell the fairy tale. What parts were they able to remember (characters, setting, plot, etc.)? Were they able to verbalize their thoughts clearly or did they require assistance? ​
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Why are Fairy Tales so Important to Children? 

It’s no secret that young children LOVE fairy tales. Have you ever thought about why they do? Let’s look at a few reasons they are so drawn to these tales.   ​
Fairy Tales:

​Boost Imagination 
In fairy tales, anything can happen. Children are transported to worlds with no boundaries or limitations. 

Process Emotions 
​Fairy tales can help children work though conflicts and struggles going on inside them. As the characters in the story confront fears and unknown situations, children can be encouraged to do so as well.

Encourage a Love of Reading 
​As you read fairy tales to children, likely these stories will become some of their favorites. Children will see reading as an enjoyable experience, rather than a chore. 

Teach about Decisions 
​Fairy tales show children that the choices we make, both wrong and right, have consequences. Not listening to her mother to not talk to strangers almost got Little Red Riding Hood eaten. Fairy tales allow children to come to these conclusions on their own, using critical thinking skills. 

Introduce Different Cultures 
​Children can learn about where different fairy tales come from and their unique traits, while seeing that people from all parts of the world have commonalities. 

​Contribute to our Own Cultural Literacy ​
​Many idioms and references in our culture come from fairy tales, such as “kissing frogs” (from The Princess and the Frog) to “lying makes your nose grow” (from Pinocchio). Without hearing fairy tales, children would have no reference point to make sense of these sayings. 
​“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairytales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairytales.”– Albert Einstein
 
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