Story workshop provocations

Introduction to Story Studio - strategies for using loose parts to encourage reluctant writers in elementary school.

What happens when we infuse writing workshop with ample use of the arts and time to play? An introduction to Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers by Susan Harris MacKay.

I attended a excellent and inspiring workshop facilitated by a SD38 Reggio teacher who had gone with her team to the Opal School in Portland. Using loose parts and setting up provocations this routine helps students develop oral language, a sense of story as well as those important self regulation, decision making, working with a partner and planning skills that all students work on. We do Story Play 2-3 times a week as we transition into the classroom from our outdoor program. The Story…

Make your own story stones! These 5 story stones ideas for kids include painted, drawn, and collaged story stones plus ideas for story telling with them.

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! This Wonder Wednesday is a bit of a long and different post. At the bottom I have linked in a bunch of books that I use as the provocation read for each week of Story Worksh…

How to make your own story stones 1) Buy the stones I bought these unglazed mosaic stones from Home Depot. I do not think Lowes carries them. They come connected to a mesh sheet and you will …

When we came back from Winter Break, we actually had some snow on the ground! Here in Ohio, you never know if another opportunity to explore snow will come around so we grabbed onto it! I set out some invitations for the kids to look closer at snowflakes and see what they noticed! We read a biography about Snowflake Bentley who spent his life figuring out how to photograph snowflakes so he could share their beauty with the world! I showed them his life's work and they were amazed! The book…

Story Workshop is a classroom structure initially developed at Opal School to support language and literacy. Evolving over time, teachers are finding that the use of rich materials such as clay, paint, props, or blocks can play an integral role in language development, and strongly support children to see themselves as storytellers and authors. This

10+ ideas and activities for using story stones with kids - I love that they can be created in so many different ways. Such a creative way to retell stories.

What is story workshop? Story workshop is a Reggio inspired way of teaching literacy and language through play. It gives children choice a...