How to Tell Stories to Children

Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of telling stories to children, and provides several examples. Her conversational writing style makes this work as relevant for parents and teachers as it was 90 years ago. (Summary by Sean McGaughey) (5 hr 54 min)

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0 - Preface and Introduction	20:32	Read by Sean McGaughey
1 - The Purpose of Storytelling in School	39:37	Read by Sean McGaughey
2a - Selection of Stories to Tell	5:04	Read by Sean McGaughey
2b - Example Story: The Three Little Pigs	5:54	Read by Sean McGaughey
2c - Example Story: The Three Bears	8:45	Read by Sean McGaughey
2d - Example Story: The Old Woman and her Pig	5:17	Read by Sean McGaughey
2e - Suggestions and List of Familiar Fairy Tales	15:02	Read by Sean McGaughey
3a - Adaptation of Stories for Telling	9:45	Read by Sean McGaughey
3b - Example Story: The Golden River	14:40	Read by Sean McGaughey
3c - Further Comment	2:11	Read by Sean McGaughey
3d - Example Story: The Red Thread of Courage	4:18	Read by Sean McGaughey
3e - Example Story: The Elf and the Dormouse	5:16	Read by Sean McGaughey
3f - Analysis of Method	1:42	Read by Sean McGaughey
4 - How to Tell the Story	39:03	Read by Julie VW
5 - Some Specific Schoolroom uses of Storytelling	15:37	Read by Robert L. Roach
6 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Kindergarten and C…	43:48	Read by Bridget Gaige
7 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for for Classes II and…	52:35	Read by Julie VW
8 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Classes IV and V	47:41	Read by Pep
9 - The Child Mind and How to Satisfy It	17:30	Read by Julie VW

How to Tell Stories to Children

Sara Cone Bryant

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