Storytelling Tips - Using Stories to Connect and Teach

IN PERSON TRAINING

Presented By: Amber Simino-Velasquez

Objectives:

Learn how telling stories can build connections with children, calm anxieties, and soothe pain. Storytelling is one of the oldest teaching methods. Join us to learn simple tips that will build your skills at telling stories in order teach pre-academic/academic skills. You will learn how to use stories to correct children's behavior without conflict or tantrums.

Outcomes: 

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: - Identify how storytelling builds literacy skills in young children. - Utilize storytelling to teach concepts. - Create a story for children in order to build social-emotional connections.

Core Competencies: 
1.1.2.a - Identifies benchmarks related to physical, cognitive, language and communication, social and emotional, and creative development.
2.3.3.a - Incorporates activities promoting language and communication development across curricular areas.
2.4.3.a - Incorporates activities promoting social and emotional development across curricular areas.

CDAs: 

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