Finding Stories in Songs Find and learn songs which tell a story. Folk ballads to contemporary songs often suggest a larger tale. Listen to records and then have students retell the story in the song in their own words. One person begins a tale and stops after a few sentences. The next person picks up the story thread and continues it, then stops.
Next person adds to it and so on until the tale comes to a resolution.
The story could begin with a pre-selected title or subject to guide the improvisation. Try recording the story circle on a tape recorder for later listening. Local Historians Have students collect stories about their town from older people. Have students find out how the streets were named. Visit a local historical society to see old photographs or artifacts.