Working With
 Student Storytellers
Rationale for Teaching Storytelling to Students
NCTE Position Statement on Storytelling - http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/curr/107637.htm
Reaching Students through storytelling - http://www.mnea.org/publications/sb/sb_storytelling.htm
Essential Language Experiences for all Children - www.nwrel.org/lld/manypaths_storytelling.pdf
Storytelling by Children - http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Storytelling.htm
 
Teaching Student Tellers
Kevin Cordi on Coaching Youth Tellers - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3266/
Coaching Beginner Storytellers - http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/retelling/coaching.html
Raising Voices:  Creating Student Storytellers in the Media Center - www.ala.org/ala/aaslbucket/pittsburgh/RaisingVoices.pdf
Online coaching manual from Tampa/Hillsborough Storytelling Festival - http://www.tampastory.org/tsf_manual.htm
Handbook for Storytellers - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/storyhandbook.htm
Be a storytelling Mentor - http://www.storyteller.net/articles/205
 
Online Storytelling Resources
Storytelling Games - http://www.beautyandthebeaststorytellers.com/games.html
Storytelling How-to’s - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/storyhandbook.htm
Heather Forest’s, Storytelling in the Classroom - http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/index.html
Teaching Tools, resources and activities - http://www.geocities.com/~storiesinc/TeachersGuide.html
Children as Storytellers - http://www.storyteller.net/articles/172
Storytelling Activities - http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~levans/FamilyRoom/Storytelling.htm
Remarkable Story Jam - http://www.storyjam.ca/
Storytelling activities and Lesson Plan Ideas - http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/lessonideas/index.html
Classroom Storytelling Activities - http://www.thestoryteller.ca/Pages/Activities.html
Diane De La Cassas Storytelling Activities - http://www.storyconnection.net/?content=games
Multi-session Storytelling Unit - http://www.planetesme.com/storytelling.html
Storytelling tips and activities for school - http://www.storyquest.org.uk/schools/activities-all.php
 
Promoting Storytelling within the family
Storytelling Activities for families - http://www.storyquest.org.uk/home/
Family Storytelling; Pass the talking fork - http://fun.familyeducation.com/thanksgiving/29705.html
Family folklore - http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/childrens-books/family-folklore.shtml
Family Stories - http://www.nwlink.com/~spagnoli/telltips/family.htm
Exploring Cultural Roots - http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/roots/index.html
 
 
Helpful Books For Working With Student Storytellers
1.      Barton, Bob and David Booth, Stories in the Classroom:  Storytelling, Reading Aloud and Role Playing with Children, - Heineman, 1990.
2.      Bauer, Caroline Feller, New Handbook for Storytellers: with Stories, Poems, Magic and More – American Library Press, 1995.
3.      Caduto, Michael J. and Joseph Bruchac, Keepers of the Earth:  Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children – Fulcrum, 1988.
4.      Caduto, Michael J. and Joseph Bruchac, Keepers of the Animals:  Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children – Fulcrum, 1988.
5.      Cangar, Jerilyn and Annette Harrison.  Storytelling Activities Kit:  Ready to Use Lessons and Listening Cassettes for Early Childhood – Center for Applied Research, 1992.
6.      Collins, Rives and Pamela J. Cooper, The Power of Story:  Teaching Through Storytelling – Prentice Hall, 1996.
7.      Davis, Donald, Telling Your Own Stories:  For Family and Classroom Storytelling, Public Speaking, and Personal Journaling – August House, 1993.
8.      de Vos, Gail, Storytelling for Young Adults:  A Guide to Tales for Teens – Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
9.      Dailey, Sheila, Putting the World in a Nutshell:  The Art of the Formula Tale - Wilson, 1994.
10.  Green, Ellin, Storytelling Art & Technique – Libraries Unlimited, 1996.
11.  Hamilton, Martha and Mitch Weiss – Children Tell Stories:  a Teaching Guide – Richard Owen Publishers, 1990.
12.  Haven, Kendall, Super Simple Storytelling: A Can-Do Guide for Every Classroom, Every Day – Teacher Idea Press, 2000.
13.  Joy, Flora, Treasures from Europe:  Stories and Classroom Activities – Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
14.  MacDonald, Margaret Read, Storyteller’s Start-up Book; Finding, Learning, Performing, and Using Folktales – August House, 1996.
15.  Maquire, Jack, Creative Storytelling: Choosing, Inventing, and Sharing Tales for Children - McGraw Hill, 1985.
16.  McBride-Smith, Barbara, Tell it Together; Foolproof Scripts for Story Theater – August House, 2001.
17.  Mooney, Bill and David Holt, The Storyteller’s Guide; Storytellers Share Advice for the Classroom, Boardroom, Showroom, Podium, Pulpit, and Center Stage – August House, 2001.
18.  National Storytelling Press, Tales as Tools; the Power of Story in the Classroom, 1994.
19.  National Storytelling Press, A Beginner’s Guide to Storytelling; Telling Stories to Children, 2003.
20.  Pellowski, Anne, The Storytelling Handbook, A Young People’s Collection of Unusual Tales and Helpful Hints on How to Tell Them – Simon & Schuster, 1995.
21.  Sima, Judy and Kevin Cordi, Raising Voices;  Creating Youth Storytelling Groups and Troupes - Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
22.  Spaulding, Amy, Wisdom of Storytelling in an Information Age – Scarecrow Press, 2004.

 

A Selection of Good Storytelling Collections for Student Storytellers
  1. Cohn, Amy L., From Sea to Shining Sea;  A Treasury of American Folklore and Folksongs – Scholastic, 1993.
  2. DeSpain, Pleasant, Sweet Land of Story: Thirty-six American Tales to Tell – August House, 2000.
  3. DeSpain, Pleasant, Twenty-two Splendid Tales to Tell from Around the World - August House, 1994.
  4. DeSpain, Pleasant, Thirty-three Multicultural Tales to Tell – August House, 1993.
  5. Fujita, Hiroko, Stories to Play with;  Kids; Tales Told with Puppets, Paper, Toys, and Imagination – August House, 1999.
  6. Hamilton, Martha and Mitch Weiss, Stories in My Pocket;  Tales Kids Can Tell – Fulcrum, 1990.
  7. Harrison, Annette, Easy To Tell Stories for Young Children – National Storytelling Press, 1992.
  8. Holt, David and Bill Mooney, Ready to Tell Tales:  Sure-fire Stories from America’s Favorite Storytellers – August House, 1994.
  9. Justice, Jennifer, The Ghost & I: Scary Stories for Participatory Telling, Yellow Moon Press, 1992.
  10. MacDonald, Margaret, Twenty Tellable Tales: Audience Participation Folktales for the Beginning Storyteller, H.W. Wilson, 1988.
  11. Marsh, Valerie, Storyteller’s Sampler, Alleyside Press/Highsmith Press, 1996.
  12. Miller, Theresa, Joining In:  an Anthology of Audience Participation Folktales for the Beginning Storyteller and How to Tell Them, Yellow Moon Press, 1992.
  13. National Storytelling Press, Many Voices: True Tales from America’s Past, 1995.
  14. Norfolk, Bobby & Sherry, The Moral of the Story:  Folktles for Character Development, August House, 1999.
  15. Pellowski, Anne,  The Storytelling Handbook: A Young People’s Collection of Unusual Tales and Helpful Hints on How to Tell Them, Simon & Schuster, 1995.
  16. Raines, Shirley C. and Rebecca Isbell, Tell It Again! Easy-to-Tell Stories with Activities for Young Children
     - Gryphon House, 1999.
  17. Shannon, George, Stories to Solve - Greenwillow, 1985.
  18. Young, Richard and Judy Dockery, Favorite Scary Stories of American Children – August House, 1990.
  19. Young, Richard and Judy Dockery, Race with Buffalo and Other Native American Stories for Young Readers – August House, 1994.
 
Helpful info
Storytelling Tips for Teachers
Storytelling Games and Activities
Storytelling Worksheet - To help students develop their stories.
Working with student storytellers