Wit & Wisdom
storyteller
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Schedule
Audience Participation:
Oral – chorusing, joining in a refrain; making atmospheric sounds; predicting (and what do you think she did?)
Actions – as required by the story
Cut-out figures These provide visual interest and you can move them around (bunny hops, bull charges.) Very helpful when telling a chain story (which grows longer and longer, as the cut-outs help you see what comes next!
Drawing Story: as you tell, you draw a picture of something related to the story (‘finally Susie found a …?’ – the picture is the answer) This builds curiosity - and if you are a good drawer, will impress too!
- the puppet can tell the story - eg Grandma, or Little Red Riding Hood. A puppet adds a lot of fun if it forgets what happens next, or makes mistakes, or is hard of hearing (grandpa!)
- You might feel more comfortable if it is the puppet telling the story, not you!
- the puppet(s) can be the characters in the story. Remember to share the puppet with your audience! (They must make eye contact, just like you!)
Jump story – ghost or scary story with a sudden loud ending (so audience jumps!)
Kamishibai – a Japanese mix of pictures and a drawing story! “A photo saves a 1000 words.” Pictures are helpful if the story features strange things (there’s a gecko, dung-beetle and woodpecker in the story here)
Magic: do you know any magic tricks? Can they be worked into a story?
Props: a prop creates interest, or helps explain something. Props I use include: a calabash from Africa, a beautiful Chinese paintbrush, leaping paper frogs. Make sure you’re comfortable handling the prop (so it doesn’t distract you – or the audience!)
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