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How to Tell Stories to Children

How to Tell Stories to Children

by Sara Cone BRYANT (1873 - )

Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of telling stories to children, and provides several examples. Her conversational writing style makes this work as relevant for parents and teachers as it was 90 years ago. (Summary by Sean McGaughey)


0 - Preface and Introduction

1 - The Purpose of Storytelling in School

2a - Selection of Stories to Tell

2b - Example Story: The Three Little Pigs

2c - Example Story: The Three Bears

2d - Example Story: The Old Woman and her Pig

2e - Suggestions and List of Familiar Fairy Tales

3a - Adaptation of Stories for Telling

3b - Example Story: The Golden River

3c - Further Comment

3d - Example Story: The Red Thread of Courage

3e - Example Story: The Elf and the Dormouse

3f - Analysis of Method

4 - How to Tell the Story

5 - Some Specific Schoolroom uses of Storytelling

6 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Kindergarten and Class I

7 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for for Classes II and III

8 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Classes IV and V

9 - The Child Mind and How to Satisfy It