Librarians and Educators: Early Childhood, Elementary – High School

(3 hours – 3 days)

· Building Community (using storytelling and puppetry activities for bonding, peacemaking, and diversity awareness)

· Character Education and Storytelling (introduces the art of storytelling and its role in sharing value-laden messages, provides sources for stories, and discusses storytelling styles)

· Dynamite Children’s Programs (developing programs for preschool – elementary school with stories, puppets, creative dramatics, and other age-appropriate activities)

· Get Ready! Get Set! It’s Preschool Storytime (how to find appropriate stories and tools to create thematic programs that
will entertain and educate young children)

· Join Right In! (participation stories, creative dramatics, and activities with music, sounds, movements, and more make children
active partners in storytime programs)

· Just Tell It! (how to tell stories without using a book as a prop, with ways to learn stories, where to find them, and developing a storytelling style).

· Kids Tell: (teaching children to tell stories builds confidence, taps into diverse learning styles, and improves their listening and speaking skills)

· Mascot Puppets (integrating puppets into daily activities in classroom, library, and home)

· Not Just for Little Kids (discusses program content, presentation techniques, and trouble-shooting for Pre-Teen and Young Adult storytelling programs).

· Puppet Learning Fun! (integrating puppets into specific areas of the curriculum: science, math, social studies, language arts, and more).

· Puppet Talk (using puppets for conflict resolution and oral presentations: book reports, wax museums, biographical or historical research, and more)

· Sharing the Limelight (using puppets with preschool through middle-school in library and classroom).

· Storytimes for Two-Year-Olds (parent-toddler storytime programs)

· Test This! (use storytelling to orally reinforce reading and writing standards in the classroom)

· Yes, You Can! Storytelling in the Classroom and Library (storytelling techniques and resources for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms)

· Make & Take (hands-on workshop to create puppets, props, and tools demonstrated earlier).

· Demonstration (program added to workshop to demonstrate workshop content)

Parents, Elders, and More (3-6 hours)

· Family Stories: Building Bridges Across Generations (family stories are important; discover how to find and share them)

· My Story, Your Story (how to develop an oral history project where children gather and share stories from other generations)

Key Note Addresses (60-90 minutes)

· It’s Personal: You Can Find Resolve, Confidence, and Stories to Share

· Let the Magic Begin: Puppets for Children of All Ages – The How and Why

· Make It Your Own: Researching, Rewriting, and Giving Your Original Voice to Stories

· Storytelling, Puppetry, and Emergent Literacy

Residency options are determined by the amount of time spent with students.

Workshops may be combined or developed specifically to meet local needs or topics.