This document discusses the benefits of using storytelling, including increased language development, retention of knowledge, attention span, listening skills, and oral skills/vocabulary. It then provides examples of storytelling activities using popular children's books like Green Eggs and Ham, Pete the Cat, and Room on the Broom. Instructions are given for crafts like making egg carton critters and designing shoes, as well as games like pin the shoe and a colour matching activity. Useful storytelling resources are also listed.

1. WHY USING STORYTELLING

2. OUTCOMES
• INCREASES LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
• INCREASES RETENTION OF KNOWLEDGE
• INCREASES ATTENTION SPAN
• DEVELOPS LISTENING SKILLS
• ENHANCES THE ORAL SKILLS & VOCAB.
• PRESENTS FACTS IN A WAY THAT IS EASY TO REMEMBER

3. “GREEN EGGS AND HAM” BY DR. SEUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULDtgnQ0fy4

4. Make a menu with Green Eggs and Ham and other "interesting foods".
MAKE A MENU

5. EGG CARTON CRITTERS
What you’ll need to make all 4 Egg
Carton Critters:
• An egg carton large enough to hold one
dozen eggs
• Pipe cleaners
• A cork
• A rubber band
• Tape
• Scissors
• Colored markers or crayons
Also, be sure to ask an adult to help you cut
the egg cartons.

6. “ PETE THE CAT, I LOVE MY WHITE SHOES” BY ERIC LITWIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUubMSfIs-U

7. ACTIVITIES
Colour Match for Pete the
Cat
Print. Cut and laminate. Have the
children find Pete's remaining
matching coloured shoes and place
them on spaces. This can also be
played in a group. The shoes can
be placed on the table upside down
in the middle.
Children can take turns turning
over a card and checking to see if it
matches. The child who finds all
the shoes first is the winner.

8. How to Play:
1) With an adult, carefully cut out PIN THE SHOE
each shoe from the sheet provided.
2) Have each player decorate his or
her shoe with crayons,
markers, or colored pencils.
3) Hang the Pete the Cat poster on a
wall somewhere
within reach of all players.
4) Put a small piece of tape on the
back of each shoe.
5) One at a time, each player should
be blindfolded and spun
around five times.
6) The player then tries to walk to the
Pete the Cat poster with
his or her shoe and places it as close
to the outstretched front paw
as possible.
7) At the end, the shoe closest to Pete
the Cat’s paw is
the winner!

9. DESIGN A SHOE

10. USEFUL LINKS FOR STORYTELLING
• http://www.makinglearningfun.com
• http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
• http://www.storyconnection.net/?
content=games
• http://www.roomonthebroomlive.co.uk/

11. MADE BY
• ASUNCION AZORIN
• NOELIA CAYERO
• FLOR ZAMORA