DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND WRITING FOR YOUNG LEARNERS Kore

DIGITAL STORYTELLING (AND WRITING!) FOR YOUNG LEARNERS Kore Gleason 20 June 20161

Winnie the Pooh

■ We are surrounded by stories ■ Traditional storytellers: parents/family and teachers ■ Traditional formats: books, television and films ■ Young children are masters at storytelling (and creative writing, even if they can’t yet write)

Draw Your Own Story

Encourage the Story

Use Already. Made Resources Rory’s Story Cubes ($7)

Tell Tale Fairy Tales ($12)

The Storymatic Kids ($25)

Picture Books “The fifth one ended up in France. ”

“His heart was pounding. He was sure he had seen the doorknob turn. ” From "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick“ by Chris Van Allsburg

From "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick“ by Chris Van Allsburg

From "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick“ by Chris Van Allsburg

From "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick“ by Chris Van Allsburg

From "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick“ by Chris Van Allsburg

Creating Your Own Photo Books ■ Make an alphabet book using photos of toys that fit each letter of the alphabet and write the names underneath ■ Make a counting book and take photos of objects in that number – One teddy bear – Two bicycles – Three socks

Photo Books (cont’d) ■ Make a storyboard/narrative, using complete sentences for each photo – This is my doll, Sally. She loves to play games. ■ Entire story – create story first, then take photos to accompany each page/section

Photo Applications Photo Peach ■ http: //photopeach. com/album/4 m dvwu? ref=est Bookr ■ http: //www. pimpampum. net/bookr /index. php? id=75966 Story. Jumper ■ http: //www. storyjumper. com/book/ search

Book Reading Bookflix ■ http: //bkflix. grolier. com. vlib. interch ange. at/sw/node-33983/bk 0002 pr

Prompt Cards

Drawing/Storyboards Comic Master ■ http: //www. comicmaster. org. uk/

Choose Your Own Adventure Stories

Choose Your Own Adventure Stories