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Zusatztext Winner of a 2012 Family Choice Award Informationen zum Autor Emily K. Neuburger is a writer, artist, and freelance art and creative writing teacher. She is passionate about encouraging people to get pumped about creativity, especially when it comes to the intersection of words and art. She is the author of the award-winning book Show Me a Story (Dr. Toy Best Picks, Family Choice Award, National Parenting Products Award honors, USA Best Books, International Book Awards finalist) and writes regularly about creativity and unexpected treasures on her website, emilyneuburger.com, as well as in print magazines and around the web. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and three children. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Children love to make up stories, and group storytelling offers great fun as well as learning opportunities for families, classroom groups, and any gathering of friends. This book is filled with creative craft projects and activities for jump-starting and fostering imaginative narratives for children of all ages. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
