The document discusses the importance of storytelling in education, emphasizing how stories convey values, engage emotions, and facilitate learning. It outlines the benefits of using stories to teach concepts, foster connection between teachers and students, and enhance moral development through literature. Additionally, it provides practical tips for selecting and using stories, as well as notable book recommendations for teaching empathy, kindness, and respect.

2. C. S. Lewis:
“We read to know we
are not alone.”

3. Literature is a
powerful way of
teaching
Character/Values.

4. This is what the
Master Teacher did.

5. stories

6. Mark 4:2
HE TAUGHT THEM MANY THINGS IN
PARABLES.

7. Mark 4:33
WITH MANY SUCH PARABLES HE
SPOKE THE WORD TO THEM…

8. Mark 4:34
HE DID NOT SPEAK TO THEM
WITHOUT A PARABLE

9. Matthew 22:1
AND AGAIN, JESUS SPOKE TO THEM
IN PARABLES

10. Matthew 13:34
ALL THIS JESUS SAID TO THE CROWDS IN
PARABLES; INDEED HE SAID NOTHING TO
THEM WITHOUT A PARABLE.

11. Mark 4:33
WITH MANY SUCH PARABLES HE
SPOKE THE WORD TO THEM…

12. “Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me
the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me
a story and it will live in my heart
forever.”
– Indian Proverb

13. Once upon a time, long ago and far away
(or perhaps not so long ago), teachers did
not use fancy PowerPoint presentations,
overhead projectors, or even chalkboards.
They simply shared their knowledge
through stories.

14. The power of stories has been
recognized for centuries, and even
today, in Hollywood and beyond,
storytelling is a multi-million dollar
business.

15. Before our formal education begins, we are
already learning from
Aesop’s fables,
fairy tales, or
family history.

16. Stories are a powerful
structure for organizing
and transmitting
information, and for
creating meaning in our
lives and environments.

17. NATURE OF STORIES

18. Stories can bring abstract
principles to life by giving
them concrete form.

19. What Research says:

20. Stories engage our thinking, our
emotions, and can even lead to the
creation of mental imagery
(Green & Brock, 2000)

21. Individuals listening to stories react
to them almost automatically,
participating, in a sense, in the action
of the narrative.
(e.g., Polichak & Gerrig, 2002)

22. Students are awake,
following along, wanting to
find out what happens next
and how the story ends.
Bruner (1986)

23. PURPOSE OF
STORIES

24. 1. sparking student interest

25. 2. aiding the flow of lectures

26. 3. making material memorable

27. 4. overcoming student resistance or
anxiety

28. 5. building rapport between the
instructor and the students, or among
students themselves

29. TODAY WE ADD:
6. teach values and form character

31. Stories Create Interest

32. Stories Provide a Structure
for Remembering Course
Material

33. Stories Are a Familiar and
Accessible Form of Sharing
Information

34. Telling a Story From Experience
Can Create a More Personal
Student-Teacher Connection

36. FINDING AND
SELECTING STORIES

37. * current events
* history
* television programs
* classic literature or drama, and
* personal experience (your own and
others)

39. Some Tips:

40. have a folder or notebook for
teaching stories

41. make a habit of clipping
relevant newspaper stories

42. make notes about events
that are perfect illustrations

43. Do not be afraid to use
stories from fiction,
especially well-known fiction.

44. e.g.
Aesop’s Fables
Parables of Jesus
Popular Hollywood Movies
and more

45. EVERYBODY LOVES STORIES.
EVERYBODY!

47. What Experts in Character
Education Say:

48. Reading has been shown to increase
empathy especially when books are read
about people who are different from us.

49. Use stories to ask,
“How would you feel if that happened to
you?”
or
“How do you think the character felt
when that happened to them?”

50. Picture books can be great empathy
builders.
Help young readers identify the emotions
that are visible on the characters’ faces.

51. This is a great way to expand a child’s
feelings vocabulary beyond mad, sad and
happy.

52. Reading can help children think about
problem-solving.

53. A great way to explore values is to ask
young readers,
“How would you solve that problem?”
or
“What would you do if you were in that
situation?”

54. Reading to children is a great way to share
values that are important to you.
Take some time to reflect on your own
values.

55. Research and choose books to read to
your children that are in line with your
values.
Then, discuss those values with your
children and share why they are
important to you.

56. Reading together can be a
relationship builder as children grow
up.

58. IMPORTANT NOTES

59. Preview books carefully.

60. Set a purpose for your reading.

61. Draw attention to the point of the
story.

62. Encourage your students to think
critically.

63. Discuss the book to solidify its
essential message.

65. SOME
EXAMPLES

66. BOOKS TO TEACH
KINDNESS

67. Preschoolers &
Early Grades

68. Stand​ in My Shoes: Kids Learning About
Empathy, by Bob Sornson; illustrated by
Shelley Johannes
Those Shoes, by Maribeth Boelts, illustrated
by Noah Z. Jones
Kindness is Cooler, Mrs Ruler, by Margery
Cuyler, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa

69. What Does It Mean To Be Kind?, by Rana
DiOrio, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed, by Emily
Pearson, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka
Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson,
illustrated by E.B. Lewis

70. The Invisible Boy, by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated
by Patrice Barton
Heartprints, by P.K. Hallinan

71. Middle Grades

72. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White, illustrated by
Garth Williams
Wonder, by RJ Palacio
Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for
Children and Parents, by Sarah Conover and
Valerie Wahl

73. Teens

74. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Rules, by Cynthia Lord

75. BOOKS ABOUT
BULLYING

76. Preschoolers &
Early Grades

77. Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes
The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes,
Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin
Edwardo: the Horriblest Boy in the Whole
Wide World, by John Burningham
Say Something, by Peggy Moss, Illustrated by
Lea Lyon

78. Babymouse: Queen of the World, by Jennifer
Holm and Matthew Holm
Bully B.E.A.N.S., by Julia Cook, Illustrated by
Anita DuFalla
Confessions of a Former Bully, by Trudy
Ludwig, Illustrated by Beth Adams

79. Middle Grades

80. Stitches, by Glen Huser
To This Day: For the Bullied and the Beautiful, by
Shane Koyczan
Understanding Buddy, by Marc Kornblatt
Loser, by Jerry Spinelli
Veronica Ganz, by Marilyn Sachs
Blubber, by Judy Blume

81. Teens

82. Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories,
by Megan Kelley Hall and Carrie Jones
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Freak Show, by James St James
Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli
7 Days at the Hot Corner, by Terry Trueman

83. Books on listening to others' views
Books about respecting differences
Books to Teach Respect
Books to Teach Responsibility

84. Some Tips to Help Children
Fall in Love with Reading

85. Model good
reading behavior.
If kids see you reading,
they will be more likely
to pick up a book
themselves.

86. Reading out
loud helps kids bring
the words to life.

87. Make them proudly
own a library card.

88. All reading is good
reading.
Let kids know that
reading is great no
matter what they're
interested in.

89. Create a reading
nook.

90. Read with friends.
A book club with
friends can give kids
a way to share and
learn about different
views.

91. Keep books around.
If there's always a book
within reach, kids will
be more likely to pick
one up and read, even
for a few minutes at a
time.

92. A gift that keeps
giving.
Friends and family
can give the gift of
books for a birthday
or a holiday.