Show Me a Story

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. Show Me a Story is filled with creative craft projects and activities for jump-starting and fostering imaginative narratives for children of all ages. From visual prompts for younger children, such as story stones and a storytelling jar, to word grab bags and journaling exercises for older ones, this book includes everything needed to spark an infinite number of child-created stories.

Through storytelling, children develop an understanding of human experience, the ability to articulate feelings, a deeper awareness of the possibilities of language, and a richer imagination. Show Me a Story offers ways in which children can create a story around themselves from real-life experiences, like story walks and memory projects, as well as instructions for creating fantasy worlds by making props such as travel puppets, adventure sets, wands, and fairy mailboxes.

Sprinkled throughout with educational tips and ideas for how to seamlessly integrate stories with literacy, reading, art, and natural exploration, the book will appeal to crafty families, teachers, homeschoolers, and anyone seeking to nurture children's imaginations, language, and learning. Show Me a Story is at once beautiful, gift-worthy, and enriching . . . the foundation for a lifetime of memorable tales.