Task #1 Storytelling

Task #1 Storytelling

I totally agree that storytelling is a memorable moment because students feel they are trespassing language barriers and they are using their imaginations.

When I do storytelling I consider my students’ mood at the time. I believe that their mood is the 1st thing to take into account because it is what will lead into a successful or disastrous story session.

I also consider the elements I will use to retell a story. If it needs lots of extra material, then, I simplify it just by using less characters or objects. Different it is when we read a story, as we just read and show the pics inside the book.

This week, as part of this assignment, I read the book "The Crazy Sandwich Bar". I read the book as part of our "food" unit. Later, one of my 6th grade course prepared a "crazy sandwich" class!!! We didn't do a crazy sandwich itself but... had a lot of fun preparing a ham & cheese sandwich!




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  1. Juan UribeApril 24, 2016 at 4:54 AM

    Maria, 

    I agree with you that feeling the group is very important. We come to that quote " It's about their learning, not our teaching" which shows us that making intuitive last minute decisions pay off. 

    Making the sandwich allows you to relive language in a very concrete way making it memorable. Yummy class!!!

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