Evenouryoungeststudentshavelotsofstoriestotell,whetherrealorimagined.Howcanwecreateentrypointsforwriting,sothatallwritersfeelconfidentandmotivatedtosharetheirstories?Howcanweestablishaclassroomcommunityofbeginningwriterswhereequity,empathy,andcompassionbecomepartoftheprocessandvitalby-productsofstorywriting?Enterstoryworkshop,astructureforearlyliteracythatamplifiestherelationshipbetweenplay,art,andwriting.Childrendevelopideasandstoriesthroughchoicesofartmaterials.Bycreatingimagesthroughplay,storyworkshopinviteschildrentoexplorethe“amazingness“(Nisa,age10)oftheirideasinavarietyofartforms.“Throughtheirstories,“Susanwrites,“studentssharethemeaningtheymakeoftheirexperiencesintheworld.“Childrenineveryclassroomenvironmentfeelempoweredtotransitionfromplaytopencilastheyaddwordstotheirstories.StoryWorkshopincludesanabundanceofclassroomvideos,photos,andstudentsamplesthatillustratewhatispossiblewhenchildrenusewords,colors,textures,shapesandallkindsofmaterialstocreatethestoriestheywanttotell.Watchhowstudents’imaginationssoar,theirloveofwritingblossoms,andtheirconnectionswithoneanotherbecomethefocalpointofyourclassroom.
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