STORYTELLING IDEAS

ECE: Art, Music & Language Arts

OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Use the overhead
projector as a
storytelling aid.

Material Ideas:
doilies, colored
acetate, string,
lace...
Clothesline Stories
Suspend a
clothesline near the
circle time area.
Hang pictures
sequentially as the
story is told.
Story in a Box
Put various props in
a box to tell the
story or nursery
rhyme.
Draw and Tell Stories
Draw a story while
you tell a story. It
can be drawn on a
chalkboard or a
large sheet of paper.
Magnetic Stories
Tell a story with a
steel cookie sheet or
magnetic
chalkboard. Back
the characters with
magnetic tape.
Plastic Pocket Stories
Make a pocket chart
with pages out of a
photograph album.
Put the characters in
the pages and pull
out or put the
characters in while
you tell the story.
Make Your Own Book
Write a book that
includes all of the
children in your
classroom. Use real
photographs of your
children or their
drawings.
Act out Stories
Choose simple
stories that can be
acted out easily.
Try to have quite a
few characters so
that a group of
children can
participate.
Peeker Stories
Make an object that
is central to the
theme of the story.
Make a hole so that
just a portion of a
character shows as
you tell the story.
Flannel Board Story
Tell a story with a
flannel board and
pieces of the story
Have children
participate by
putting the pieces
on the board
Props
Use a prop that
corresponds with
the story
Beanies
Hats
Masks
Noses
Etc.
Story With An Extension
Some stories can be
extended into other
activities easily.
You may be able to
connect a cooking
activity, nature walk,
or an art activity.