Once Upon a Time: Using Storytelling, Creative Drama, and Reader's Theater With Children in Grades Prek-6
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Judy Freeman, author of the Books Kids Will Sit Still For series, gives personal and practical how-to tips on how to learn and tell a story, how to act out a story using creative drama, and how to write and stage a Reader's Theater script. All are guaranteed to get your children listening, thinking, reading, loving, and living stories with comprehension, fluency, expression, and joy. Once Upon a Time pulls together a wealth of ideas, activities, and strategies for using folk and fairy tales, songs, chants, and nonsense rhymes. Also included in this handbook are the texts of 10 of Judy's favorite stories you can read today and tell tomorrow; a songbook of songs, chants, and nonsense rhymes; and a Reader's Theater script. You'll also find annotated bibliographies: 400+ children's books every storyteller should know; 100+ great children's books to use for creative drama and Reader's Theater; professional books and Web sites for storytelling, creative drama, and Reader's Theater; and a title and author index. Chapters include: * Getting Started with Storytelling * Judy Freeman's Songbook: Including Songs, Chants, Riddles, and Plenty of Nonsense * Judy Freeman's Storybook: Tales You can Hear Today and Tell Tomorrow * 400+ Children's Books Every Storyteller Should Know * Getting Started with Creative Drama and Reader's Theater * 100+ Children's Books Just Right for Creative Drama and/or Reader's Theater School Library Journal What began as a handbook to accompany a series of storytelling workshops has become a compilation of tried-and-true stories, ideas, and activities for librarians working with children. Much of the supporting material comes from Freeman's "Books Kids Will Sit Still for" series (Greenwood), including an annotated bibliography of 400-plus children's books every storyteller needs to know. A bibliography of 100-plus children's books to be used in creative drama and/or reader's theater is appended. The list of different versions as well as parodies of familiar fairy tales is especially useful, as are the storytelling tips. The author's selection of songs, chants, and riddles will enliven any storytime. Black line drawings are used sparingly when needed to illustrate a concept. Even librarians who have Freeman's earlier books will want this one. While new librarians will find the confidence to begin telling stories, those who are more experienced will be able to polish their skills, expand their repertoires, and incorporate reader's theater and creative drama into their programs.-Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN
Getting Started with Storytelling 1Judy Freeman's Songbook: Including Songs, Chants, Riddles, and Plenty of Nonsense 35Judy Freeman's Storybook: Tales You Can Hear Today and Tell Tomorrow 63400+ Children's Books Every Storyteller Should Know 111Types of Tales: A Booklist 159Bibliography of Professional Books about Storytelling 179Folklore and Storytelling Websites 187Getting Started With Creative Drama and Reader's Theater 189100+ Children's Books Just Right for Creative Drama and for Reader's Theater 237Bibliography of Professional Books About Creative Drama, and Reader's Theater 253Creative Drama and Reader's Theater Websites 257Author / Title Index 259
