Rekindle your passion for storytelling Childcare Queensland July 2014

Rekindle your passion for
storytelling
Childcare Queensland
July 2014
www.louisedorrat.com.au
Benefits of storytelling
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Singing and chanting rhymes, jingles and songs and engaging children in play with sounds with words and
sounds extends children’s communication (NQS Element 1.1.1) (EYLF Outcome 5)
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It builds language and listening skills- beat and rhythm. Helps with memory and concentration skills (5)
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Talking about concepts such as rhyme, letters and sounds when sharing texts increases children’s
confidence as learners and effective communicators (Guide to NQS page 25)
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Concepts -Faster/slower, high/low, loud/soft, sound/silence
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Builds children’s confidence, self esteem (OC 1)
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Demonstrate spatial awareness moving around and through their environments confidently (OC 3)(2.2.2)
Draw the children to you
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Be real
Use your eyes
Vary your voice: tone, pitch and volume
Don’t be cutesy
Use body language
Attunement includes the alignment of
states of mind in moments of
engagement, during which affect is
communicated with facial expressions,
vocalisations, body gestures and eye
contact. ( EYLF page 39)
Stories in boxes
Choose your favourite story and learn it off by heart then find simple props and a box.
Choose boxes and props made of natural materials.
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Dear Zoo
Green sheep
Billy Goats Gruff
Who sank the boat?
Peace at last
Big hungry bear
Brown Bear Brown Bear
Resources
www.acecqa.gov.au
www.kizclub.com
You can do music DVD
www.gowrievictoria.org.au
Oxfam shops sell fabulous fair trade boxes
http://www.yarnstrongsista.com/
1. How Do You Do?
8. I have 10 Fingers
How do you do-ti-do-ti-do-ti-do
How do you do to-day?
It’s so nice to see you all
to have a sing and a play.
I look forward to FDC on Mondays
Just to here you say
How do you do ti-do-ti-do
How do you do today?
I have 10 little fingers and they all belong to me
I can make them do things, would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight
I can open them up wide
I can clap them together
I can make them hide
I can make them jump high
I can make them jump low
I can fold them quietly And fold them so
Greetings.
What language is relevant to you and/or the families?
2. Italian
Ciao Buon Giorno Ciao Buon Giorno
Come stai Come stai
Molto, Molto, bene Molto, Molto, bene
Grazie a te Grazie a te
3. Greek
Calimera Calimera Tikanis Tikanis
Polikala efharisto Polikala efharisto
Yassou Yassou
4. Indigenous (Gunai)
Wuma ninji
Wuma ninji
How are you How are you?
Naju Budgery Naju Budgery
I am good I am good.
5 Bumble bee
Bumble bee bumble bee
Can you sing your name to me?
My name is …………..
6. Old Joan Muddlecomb
Old Joan Muddlecomb Lost her hat
She didn’t know where it went the poor old bat.
She walked down high St and everybody said
“Silly Joan Muddlecomb You’ve got it on your head”
7. Rat-a tat-tat.
Rat-a-tat-tat. Who is that?
Only Grandma’s pussy cat.
What do you want? A pint of milk
Well where’s your money?
In my pocket.
Well where’s your pocket?
I forgot it.
Oh you silly pussy cats
9. Black socks.
Black socks they never get dirty
The longer you wear them
the stronger they get.
Just when I thought I should wash them a voice deep
inside me said “Don’t wash them yet”
- not yet,
- not yet,
- not yet.
10.Two Large Bunjils
(creator spirit)
Two Large Bunjils
Flying to Echuca
One named Nargra, One named Eluka
Fly away Nargra, Flyt away Eluka
Come back Nargra, come back Eluka
11. Postie Postie
Postie postie deliver me a letter
Postie postie 2 would suit me better
I can hardly wait and see
what is in the bag for me
Dismissal or transition
12. Icka Bicka
Ick Bicka Boo out goes you
13. To the tune farmer in the dell
If you’re wearing stripes If you’re wearing stripes
You can go and wash your hands
If you’re wearing stripes
17. Farewell
Let your hands so loudly clap clap clap
Let your fingers loudly snap snap snap
Close your eyes, fold your arms and quiet be
Let your eyes so wide awake
Let your fingers shake shake shake
Touch your nose touch your cheek
Wave good bye, See you next week