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British Council ISBN 978-0-86355-723-1 First edition published as The Storytelling Handbook for Primary Teachers 1991 Second edition published as Tell it Again! The New Storytelling Handbook for Primary Teachers 2002 This edition published 2014 Storytelling methodology © Gail Ellis and Jean Brewster 1991, 2002, 2014 Story notes for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Meg’s Eggs, The Elephant and the Bad Baby and Jim and the Beanstalk © Gail Ellis; for The Kangaroo from Woolloomooloo © Mardi Michels; for Mr McGee © Opal Dunn; for The Clever Tortoise © Nayr Ibrahim; for Something Else © Carol Read; for Funnybones and Princess Smartypants © Jean Brewster Illustrations by Kathy Baxendale and Celia Hart All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. Photocopying notice The pages marked photocopiable in this book Tell it Again! The Storytelling Handbook for Primary English Language Teachers by Gail Ellis and Jean Brewster © British Council 2014, may be photocopied free of charge for classroom use by the purchasing individual or institution. This permission to copy does not extend to branches or additional schools of an institution. All other copying is subject to permission from the publisher. Acknowledgements The publishers make grateful acknowledgement to the following for permission to reproduce copyright material: Page 32, ‘Chatterbox’ rhyme from Bingo Lingo, Helen McGregor and Kaye Umansky, © A & C Black 1991; page 146, The Kangaroo from Woolloomooloo story, text © Shortland Publications Ltd, 1985; page 79, Monday, Tuesday, … song, © Eileen Sorley, 1991; page 83, ‘The Butterfly’ by Frank Collymore comes from Mini Beasties, a collection of poems selected by Michael Rosen, Puffin Books, 1991; page 101, Elephant Rhyme from This Little Puffin – Finger Plays and Nursery Rhymes, compiled by E. Matterson, 1969; page 106, The Shopping Game, adapted from Stepping Stones 2, J. Ashworth and J. Clark, Longman, 1989; page 112, ‘We Always Try Our Hardest’ from A Book of Rather Silly Verse and Pictures, Colin McNaughton, Walker Books, 1987. Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders in every case. The publishers would be interested to hear from any not acknowledged here. Published by the British Council
Tell it Again – The Storytelling Handbook for Primary English Language Teachers Contents Foreword2 Preface3 Introduction to the second edition 5 Part 1: Methodology 6 Chapter 1: Storytelling, an introduction 6 The development of storytelling 6 Reasons for using storybooks 6 Storybooks and learning 7 Storybooks and the syllabus 8 Chapter 2: Selecting storybooks 14 Authentic storybooks 14 Types of storybooks 14 Developing visual literacy 14 Criteria for selecting storybooks 14 Stories and language 16 Authentic storybooks and age-level suitability 16 Adapting stories 17 Features to look for in storybooks 18 Chapter 3: Using storybooks 21 Does each pupil require a copy of the storybook? 21 How many times should a story be read to the pupils? 21 Do children get bored if they hear the story over and over again? 21 What happens to any work children produce? 21 Will I need to use the children’s first language? 21 How can I help children to understand a story? 22 Is there a story-based methodology? 22 How can I plan story-based lessons? 23 What kind of outcomes does story-based work offer? 24 How can I integrate language work across the curriculum? 25 What is storytelling? 25 Reading or telling stories? 25 How can I improve my storytelling skills? 25 What questions can I ask in story-based lessons? 27 How can I assess my skills as a storyteller? 27 How can I assess story-based work? 28 How can I involve parents in story-based work? 28 Observation sheet 29 Chapter 4: Developing language-learning skills 31 Vocabulary31 Grammar33 Listening34 Speaking36 Pronunciation37 Reading39 Writing41 Learning to learn 42 Learning about culture 46 Chapter 5: Classroom management 48 Organising storytelling 48 Using audio-visual aids 48 Using learning technologies 49 Creating an inclusive learning environment 52 Displaying children’s work 55 Organising a book corner 55 Part 2: Story notes 56 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 56 The Kangaroo from Woolloomooloo 63 My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes 71 Mr McGee 78 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 85 Meg’s Eggs 93 The Clever Tortoise 101 The Elephant and the Bad Baby 110 Something Else 118 Funnybones126 Princess Smartypants 134 Jim and the Beanstalk 141 Part 3: Worksheets 149 Sheet music 201 References and further reading 204 Notes206 © British Council 2014 1
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