Acting out our books

We often include some “props” when telling a story. Not only does it add an element to the story that grabs the listeners attention, but the students are more apt to retell the story if they have the props to remind them. When students retell stories, they are developing good story telling skills, understanding sequence, building on their vocabulary and enhancing their understanding (such as first...then...then...finally...). These are skills that they will continue to work on throughout their school career.

Here are some photos of students enjoying stories using various props.

Some of our favourites have been The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Mouse Paint, The Little Old Lady who was not Afraid of Anything, Big Pumpkin, The Scarecrow’s Hat, The Barking House, The Red Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear.