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January 2006 Tell a Story!

TELL A STORY VIEW: JAKERS! (139) Wish Upon a Story

From Fairy Tales to Tall Tales to talking about your day, there is no wrong way to tell a story. This month practice different styles of storytelling with your children as a way of enhancing their literacy skills and encouraging them to use their imaginations! Watch JAKERS! THE ADVENTURES OF PIGGLEY WINKS to see how Piggley and his friends come up with creative ways to tell stories. Read Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One and enjoy a story about telling stories with loved ones. Then do the “Share a Story” activity and let your imagination run wild!

Monday, January 30, 2005 @ 10:30 a.m. Uncle Ferny arrives from Ireland with a special birthday gift for Grandpa Piggley: the original Raloo Rocket. As the old friends and Grandpa Piggley's grandchildren repair the beloved wagon, they recall its origins through song, written word and fanciful storytelling. LESSON: There are many ways to tell a story. Good friendships, and good stories, last forever.

While You’re Watching, Ask Children…

Web Resources:

Tell Your Own Neighborhood Story: http://pbskids.org/rogers/make_believe/story.htm Tell a True Story! How to make a Newspaper: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/family/activities/activity92.html

• How can t ey tellh a story without speakin • What is your favorite kind of book to read? • Ask your children to describe something that

happened during their day as if they were telling a story.

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January 2006 Tell a Story!

Step One: Create characters with paper and markers and glue them to Popsicle sticks to use as puppets.

Other Recommended Books: The Treasure Hunt ( ittle Bill Series), Vol. 3 by Bill Cosby, L

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Varnette P. Honeywood (Illustrator) Abuelo y los tres osos! By Jerry Tello, Ana Lopez-Escriva Tell Me A Story Mama by Angela Johnson,

David Soman (Illustrator) nMy Old Ma by Patrica Polacco

Zen Short by Jon J. Muth

READ: Aunt Isabel Tells A Good One

By Kate Duke When Penelope asks her Aunt Isabel (both are mice) to tell her a story, Aunt Isabel agrees, but only if Penelope helps her. What developes is a wonderful collaboration between the two: they tell a story with all the required ingredients--a prince, a heroine, some villians, an adventure, and romance. Readers will be touched by the special bond between niece and aunt.

DO: Share A Story

Materials

• Popsicle sticks or rulers or unsharpened pencils • Paper • Scissors • Markers or crayons • Several pieces of drawing paper taped together to

form a long strip

Step Two: On the long strip of drawing paper, create a scene where the characters can act out their story.

Directions

Step Three: Tell a story, (make sure to have a beginning, middle, and end) using the characters and scenery you have just created. Encourage all members of the family to participate. You can use each other’s ideas to build a more fun and exciting story.