Strategies for telling stories to children
Before talking about strategies, we must understand first of all, what is a story. The story is a short story, by one or more authors, which has real or fictional characters and events as protagonists with a simple plot.
When we talk about a storyteller, we are talking about a space of stories where a variety of cultures is offered, experiences and expressions, refers to the oral art of telling and communicating certain teachings through a story.
If telling stories is about, keep in mind that children should not be forced to listen to stories, and preferably we recommend not doing it in a hurry or in moments of fatigue, or "tantrum", because the message will not arrive as recommended, because the idea of telling a story should be pleasant both for the child and for the person who tells it.
How to do a story session?
- Choose a comfortable and conducive place for the child and for you that you will tell for him, it can be a wide place, quiet and bright.
- Choose the book, try to take the child's opinion into account, Well finally he will be your receiver, and in this way you can guarantee their attention, know their concerns and tastes to be able to decide on the best option for the.
- Start your story with an "once upon a time, Many years ago…”And the like, closes with a flourish with a happy ending, forever, forever!
- Take care of your intonation, enthusiasm and clarity, because a flat reading can bore your receiver, the gestures, Mimics and even improvised sound effects will make the child give you their enthusiasm and attention.
- Watch their reactions, pause to explain, to answer questions or to hear your opinion and thoughts about the story to know that you are understanding and enjoying the story.
- In case the child can read, give him the option to read it himself.
- If the child asks you to repeat paragraphs or scenes, do it with the same enthusiasm, because surely in that episode he found something really interesting for him.
- When the story ends, ask the child about her, about where, when or who are the characters, as well as what most caught his attention.
Take advantage of later activities like asking him to draw a picture about the story, Well, in this way you cultivate his creativity and you can know if he liked it or what has caused him concern.
Teaches at the same time how to take care of and take advantage of work materials, from his storybooks to his sketchbooks and crayons.
Storytelling Ideas
Besides choosing the story, think about what you want to convey, in what you want to teach him with the story and in the tastes of your receiver.
Dressing up is a way of letting go of the parenting role, teachers, and helps to bring us to a level closer to our child, they love that we help them dream. Doesn't need to be elaborate wardrobe, remember that they have much more imagination than you. (hahaha).
Decorating without complication can help create an environment conducive to surprise and capture your attention from the beginning.
Get into character, children do not judge, imagine and watch you act as the characters in the story certainly sparks your imagination and creativity, do not feel pity about it, the transmission of emotions teaches them to be able to express themselves in a better way.
Laugh and enjoy, children love laughter, and more to see an adult doing a little "the clown" to make them laugh, because it breaks the barrier that divides a major from a child.
Involve the little one, either acting, reading, telling or contributing ideas to tell the story.
When you use music, you sing and dance you stimulate their senses, it is also very easy for children to learn singing.
Think about educating in values, a story in addition to fun must have a moral or a background to analyze, children absorb, they learn and grasp, we are adults who sometimes think that they do not understand or know how to differentiate and that is our main mistake. He often asks what he learned or what history has left him to be able to apply in his day to day.
The most important thing is to enjoy the moment, It is a space not only for culture but also for healthy family coexistence. Laugh and transport yourself to your childhood with today's maturity.
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