Classroom tales : using storytelling to build emotional, social and academic skills across the primary curriculum / Jennifer M. Fox Eades.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox Eades, Jennifer M., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Primary.

Storytelling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st American ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fox Eades shows how storytelling is a crucial element of children's education that can enrich the school curriculum and encourage social and thinking skills. She discusses the different kinds of story that are useful in the classroom, and explores the impact of individual and group dynamics on the telling and reception of these stories.

Contents:

COVER; Classroom Tales; Contents; Preface; 1. The Importance of Stories and Storytelling; 2.How to Tell Stories; 3.Traditional Tales; 4.Creating Unique Stories; 5.Children as Storytellers; 6.Stories and Thinking Skills; 7.Stories and the Environment; 8.Sacred Stories; 9.Storytelling acrossthe Curriculum; 10.Stories and Emotional Literacy; 11.Storytelling and Reflection; Appendix 1Sources; Appendix 2Useful Addresses; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610566334

1-84642-451-8

OCLC:

476047591