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- This activity can be done with one child or with a small group of children. If you give are telling a story to more than one child, have the children sit in a semi-circle around you. This allows the children to see your gestures and facial movements, which then help each child to understand the meaning of the story.
- The stories should be about reality, whether true or fictional. Fantasy stories are for the older children who have already established reality.
- Telling stories is a time of companionship, a moment of pleasure to be shared with the adult and the child or children. This is a time of personal interaction.
- This is also a good activity to do with children who seem to be wondering aimlessly around the classroom.
a book
- This activity is done similarly as with the Telling Stories but this time, you will be reading a story from a book.
- The images or pictures are not shown so that the child can make his own images in his mind.
- Well-constructed stories should be chosen that are real, though they do not have to be true.
- The story should set the scene, it should clearly introduce the characters, it should have the characters participate in some event with a moment of heightened suspense, and end well.
- Once the story has been read to the children, it can go to the Book Corner where the children will be free to look at it.
- This reading activity gives a good balance between reading and relaxation. The body is at rest but the mind is active.
- Reading stories broadens the child’s view of life and nurtures the child’s inner spiritual life.
- As the ready, always give credit to the author and the illustrator.
- And remember, choose a story that is appropriate!
A book of poetry although it is not needed
- Poetry is a special mode of self-expression and communication that covers a wide range of topics.
- Poetry attracts the young child because of the language and by the way it is used. The child can see the beauty in a poem.
- Start by teaching poems from the home culture, poems that are well-known and by well-known poets.
- As a guideline, do one poem a week, beginning with short poems that can be easily memorized.
- The directress should read the entire poem out loud first to give the children an overall idea of the entire poem. Then the directress repeats the first line of the poem and has the children repeat after her. This should continue in this way until the children have learned the entire poem.
- Remember that songs are also poems and remember to teach a large variety of poems with different subject matters and in different styles.
- Every classroom should have a poetry anthology book that can be added to when appropriate.
- A child who likes poetry, can be encouraged to create his own poetry anthology book.
- When appropriate, write poems with the children, so later they too can write their own poems.
A book of rhymes or jingles, although it is not needed.
- Rhymes and Jingles are taught in a very similar manner as with poetry.
- Rhymes and Jingles are special modes of self-expression and communication that covers a wide range of topics.
- They attract the child because of the language and by the way it is used. Rhymes and Jingles can be funny or serious.
- Rhymes and Jingles are taught is the same way as with a poem.
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- Songs can be taught as poems, which are then put to music.
- Children seem to enjoy nursery rhymes very much as songs, such as the song, “Bah, bah black sheep…” etc.
- Singing is an important activity and should be done on a daily basis.
- This activity can be a planed activity with just a few children or the whole class.
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