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Set Sail on Storytelling Adventures
Forty fun and rewarding activities encourage children to shape their everyday imaginings into rich narratives. Doing craft projects specially designed to jump start storytelling, kids draw, play with words, explore the outdoors, and create characters and settings with everything from found stones to rubber stamps. Their crafty play prompts memorable stories that the whole family or classroom will love to hear and read.
Telling stories helps children:
-Learn and use new words
-Articulate scary or sad feelings
-Share experiences with new friends
-Preserve family memories
-Have fun during car trips
-Cope with fear and loss
-Nourish the imagination
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"In this charming new activity book, Neuburger shows parents and teachers how to tap into the creative power that lies within every child. Dozens of projects, all simple to set up, draw on that magical blend of story and art that is so irresistible for kids -- and a great foundation for their learning." Alexandra Kennedy, Executive Director, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
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"Show Me a Story
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"There's nothing more inspiring and limitless than a child's imagination. Emily's book does an amazing job of helping parents encourage the storyteller living inside every kid. The projects engage their senses and creative spirits and help jumpstart the magic of storytelling. Each page had me wanting to drop everything, gather my kids around the kitchen table and dive into one of Emily's projects!" Molly Balint, mommycoddle.com
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Best Picks winner in Dr. Toy's 2012 Best Children's Products Program Cool Mom Picks
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Honors winner in the Book category 2012 National Parenting Publications Awards
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"Parents, teachers, and child-care providers will find plenty of inspiration in these projects, and children will enjoy using them in their creative pursuits." Washington Family Magazine
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"Low on tech, high on terrific" Cool Mom Picks
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"Have you ever thought about combining craft projects and story telling?
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"This book is truly a great resource" Washington Family Magazine
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"What memories and people - especially families - are all about: stories (both true and imagined), told and retold within groups of people. This is an official rave." NBCLatino.com
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"Each craft project is presented in an easy-to-follow way, with colorful photographs of the adorable and fun-looking projects." The Deseret News
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"Emily K. Neuburger's guide to inspiring storytelling in children welcomes readers as easily as a mother on a playground. ... the book makes storytelling simple ... Show Me a Story is a necessary book for parents, educators, and those who might be searching for new ways to spark the creativity of young people."
School Library Journal
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"A must-have book for parents and teachers, this amazing book is full of creative ideas to develop a child's storytelling skills. From story stones to picture tales to story maps, your children's imagination will blossom as they enjoy the activities listed in this book. Regardless of their reading level, this book is a great tool for developing reading comprehension, sequence, characters, setting, plot, and so much more." Parenting Magazine Group
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"Unique and beautiful ... this book can be the beginning of endless hours of creativity for both kids and the grown-ups who spend time with them."
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"Public and school libraries will want this rich, innovative craft book in their collections."
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Honors winner in the Book category Homeschool.com
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"Low on tech, high on terrific" Scrapbooking - & - Beyond
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"This book is truly a great resource" San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review
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Synopsis
Encouraging children to let their imagination run wild, Emily K. Neuburgeroffers 40 inventive projects and activities that will inspire kids ages 5 to 12 to express themselves through storytelling. Younger children will love making story stones and a storytelling jar, while older kids will open up and thrive as they embark on guided story walks and inspiring journaling exercises. Sparking creativity while developing a child s love of language, Show Me a Story will kindle a lifelong passion for both writing and telling original stories.
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Children love to make up stories, and these 40 creative projects and activities encourage them to free their storytelling instincts. Younger children will love making story stones and a storytelling jar and then using them to create stories of their own, while older kids will enjoy word grab bags, story walks, and journaling exercises. For everyone ages 5 to 12, whatever their reading level, this book has everything needed to spark an infinite number of child-created stories.
About the Author
Emily K. Neuburger is a teacher, a freelance children's craft designer, and the author of Show Me a Story. Family Fun magazine blog, Everyday Fun. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and two daughters.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
-Tell More Stories (They're Good for You)
-Be Inspired
-Play!
-Go!
-Observe!
-Using This Book
Story Starters
-Story Disks
-Cut and Tell
-Story Pool
-Story Dice
-Story Blocks
-The Parts of a Story
-Beginning, Middle, End
-Story Grab Bag
-These Are the Stories in My Neighborhood
-Magnetic Story Board
-Story Sparks
Story Evolution
-Story Stones
-Traveling Puppet Theater
-Memory Cards
-Story Mat
-Storytelling Jar
-Storybook
-Story City
-Story Map
-Story Soundtrack
-Storytelling Kit
Story Activities
-Storytelling Walk
-Picture Tales
-Truth or Tale?
-Fill In the Blanks
-Story-Disk Chain
-Build a Story
-Word Tags
-Word Lists
-The Reference Desk
-Create the Past
-Story Ping-Pong
-1,2,3 Scribble & Tell
-Story Timeline
-Timing Is Everything
Story Play
-Magical Mailbox
-Magic Pebbles
-Magic Flower Wand
-Story Sets
-Adventure Kit
-Story Scenery
Materials
Templates
Puppet Theater
Puppets
Photo Credits
Acknowledgments
Index
Puppet Theater Backgrounds