Teaching with Story: Classroom Connections to Storytelling

'This invaluable resource book includes everything teachers and librarians need to know for using storytelling in their classrooms. It covers a range of topics known as the 7Cs including recommendations for using storytelling to enliven the curriculum, ways to develop literacy and language skills, models for building character, techniques for learning to tell stories, tips for teaching creativity and ways to build community. It even includes ready to tell tales with useful tips for "tellers" along with valuable references for teachers. It also correlates storytelling activities with the Common Core Standards. Award-winning author, Margaret Read MacDonald offers multiple storytelling resources. Teaching with Story is the perfect handbook to incorporate storytelling into any lesson.'