Practical Storytelling How-Tos for Beginners

Before there were methods, styles, textbooks, and lesson plans, there was storytelling. 

We will go over the basic storytelling how-tos, how to tell a compelling story, and how to use the art of storytelling in your homeschool and in your everyday life. 

Storytelling Benefits

Children who regularly enjoy storytelling will experience increased verbal skills, whether they are the storyteller or the listener.  

– Increased verbal skills

–  Increased Understanding of the Elements of Literature Even without specifically pointing out the elements of the stories you are enjoying, children who are regularly exposed to unique stories subconsciously learn about concepts such as character, plot, setting, etc, 

– Increased Coping and Problem-Solving Skills  Engaging in storytelling gives kids examples of how characters deal with a variety of problems and gives them ideas on how to deal with problems of their own.  

Essential Storytelling How-To

When writing your story, ask yourself these questions – Who is my target audience?  Has my audience gone through something like this in their own lives? 

Keep the story relatable 

Bring emotions to life  What are the key emotions in your story?  What are your characters feeling?  Ask yourself these questions and think of ways to bring these emotions to life in the eyes of your audience.  Using descriptive words and big facial expressions can help with this.  

Keep your storyline structured  Now I don’t mean have a rigid and boring story, rather I mean every good story has a basic structure that makes sense and is easy to follow.   

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