Debrief the storyteller experience, concentrating on the skills of oral communication listed above. Students read folk tales from the Kids Explore Series. The stories may be read with partners or may be taped in advance for students to hear. Divide the students into groups. Each group will choose one of the folk tales they've read.
Students practice telling their stories in groups after choosing their format for their assessment.
The groups will work together to present their folk tale to the class. At the end of each presentation, ask the audience what they think the story means. Transfer Ask students to brainstorm or suggest story topics based on their experiences today or in the past with their families. Discuss how these stories are the same and different from the ones groups shared. Various materials to be used in presenting the folk tales including paper, flannel board supplies, socks, paper bags or other supplies for puppet making, tag board and markers, clothes or props for a skit.