THE ART OF

STORYTELLING
Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation, Inc.

PREPARING
MY BODY
MY FACE
MY REFLEXES/
CONCENTRATION
MY EMOTION
MY VOICE
TO BE A GOOD
STORYTELLER

Objective:
To learn theories,
methods, techniques,
strategies, on how to
do storytelling in the
classroom.

WHAT IS STORYTELLING?
Its an individual telling others
about something.

- Stories may vary from real events,

origin of the world,
explanations of interrelationships or
can be made up just for pure
Itsentertainment.
one of the earliest forms of folk
art and used to be simple chants that
expressed joy, ease drudgery and boredom.
Later it evolved with poetry,
music and dance.

STORYTELLING
the art or craft of narration of stories in
verse/and or prose, as performed or led by
one person before a live audience; the stories
are chanted, or sung, with or without musical,
pictorial and/or other accompaniment and may
be learned from ORAL, PRINTED or
MECHANICAL recorded sources; one of its
purposes may be that of entertainment.
- World of Storytelling, p. 15

Why tell stories?

We tell stories in order to:

respond to the childrens needs.
aid the development of the childs ability
to interpret events beyond his immediate
experience.
develop the childs reading, listening,
speaking and writing skills.
introduce the child to the wonderful
world of books and develop a positive
attitude towards reading.
aid in the development of an ethical value
system because stories present to them
real life heroes and models to emulate.

 aid in vocabulary development.

enrich the various areas of curriculum.
develop the childrens appreciation for
beauty, for life and their own cultural
heritage.
contribute to the social and cognitive
development through shared
experiences.
provide an opportunity for students to
use their imaginative power.
inform, teach, engage curiosity and give
the pupils a sense of order and
involvement.

What is READING to
CHILDREN?

READING is

BORING

PUNISHMENT
(NON-READERS)

A SLEEPY ACTIVITY
Zzzzz!

CHILDREN

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So, lets use various

techniques to get the
attention of the children.
An effective way of
achieving this is through
STORYTELLING.

The ELEMENTS of STORYTELLING

APPROACH

STORY

AUDIENCE
TELLER

VENUE

AUDIENCE

Let the audience feel the story by

interacting with them.
Know the intended audience age,
interests, attention span and
previous experiences with stories.

- Investigate classic
edition
of
STORY
works.
- Choose a story which speaks to
you personally and is ageappropriate.
- Analyze the characters, the style,
and morale of the story.
- Find the story that you like to tell
and that will speak to your
audience.

TELLER

Read and re-read your story before

telling the story. Analyze the story and
avoid sub-plots.
Some parts can be deleted but be sure
that you will stay faithful to the story
and retain its original plot.
Practice your story until you know it
well.
Be relaxed with a fun and entertaining
atmosphere.
Give the story a performance.

VENUE

Always check the venue to

know if you have enough space to
move around or if you need a
microphone. Try to find out if
the place is conducive for
storytelling.

APPROACH
Interactive technique
Question and answer technique
Casting technique
Chorus response
Voice
Gestures
Consider not putting gestures in all
parts of the story
Avoid mannerisms

HOW TO TELL A
STORY?

Types
of
Storytelling

Intimate

Natural
Storytelling

Intimate Storytelling
Your Natural you.
Usually very familiar with each other
Mom/ Dad
Son/daughter
Grandma/grandpa
Grandchild
Teacher
Pupil
Friend
Friend
etc.

Performance
Storytelling

The listeners are the audience and the

storyteller is the actor performing. The
audience is usually unknown to the teller.
The story is being studied as a director
would study a script. (tone ,color,
characterization, blockings)

CREATIVE STORYTELLING

The
storyteller
holds
nothing.
The story is
memorized
and adlibs
are
spontaneous.

PERFORMANCE
STORYTELLING

The storyteller holds a

book.
The storyteller uses the
book to show the audience
that the story is lifted
from the book.
The story is presented in
a fun and entertaining
manner. Reading is
frequent because it uses
the RFTS technique.

TIPS:

Follow the RFTSRead

First

Then Speak.

*Be funny.
Involve your audience.

Remember
Remember that
that STORYTELLING
STORYTELLING
should
should be
be aa CIRCLE
CIRCLE

Conversational
Interactive
Relaxed
Cartoonish
Lively
Engaging

If we teach a child to read and

develop their taste for reading, we
shall produce a nation of literates.
Those who know how to read and love
to read.

Books reform lives limitlessly and

expand possible range of attitudes,
values and responses.

Encouraging children to read is a purposeful

direction in preparing their success in school
and consequently shape their future.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION BY:

Zenon Roderick U. Yabis