Kids are natural-born storytellers. They love to make things up. But, they get intimidated or don’t know how to start, or get confused and lose their place, or hurry or ramble or forget story structure and stop in the middle. There’s a great story inside struggling to get out; how do you help them?
Come here to the “What’s Their Story?” blog for expert tips and advice. You’ll find here topics such as how a storytelling story differs from written ones, how to use simple crafts to help remember parts of a story, telling tips for different types of storytelling, and how to create encouraging and fun storytelling opportunities to develop confidence and skill.
The blog is maintained by Vivian Dubrovin, author of over twenty books for children, including a series of books written for kids to help them become storytellers. She also edits a kid-safe website, The Kids’ Storytelling Club, which offers a variety of ideas and advice direct to young storytellers. Here on this blog you can get Vivian’s ideas for parents, teachers, group leaders, babysitters, or any other adults interested in helping young storytellers, just as if you were stopping in to visit her at a storytellers’ conference, or one of her workshops or teacher training visits. She is still writing books and ebooks and occasionally speaking but will add to this blog as time permits.
If you have youth storytelling questions, or would like to suggest a discussion topic, or share your experiences, please feel free to contact Vivian. And be sure to bookmark this site and check back often for fun ideas to help kids become storytellers.
