Guest DeborahF Posted November 3, 2006 Posted November 3, 2006 Has anyone heard of "story strings"? What are they? I'm doing some reading about ways of giving children props to develop their storytelling and storybuilding skills and this term is used - I've never heard of it! It's mentioned alongside things like story sacks and using items from small world play to develop stories but doesn't give any more information. Does anyone know...does anyone use them? Are they a good resource?
AnonyMouse_2732 Posted November 3, 2006 Posted November 3, 2006 Well, if I'm right, I think I use them all the time, but never referred to in that way! Just prompts to develop a story, sometimes attached to each other to provide cohesion- often random objects from around the unit. Sue
Guest DeborahF Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 I've found out what they are! It's basically a little washing line that you set up and you either peg a series of small objects/props on it before you start and use them in order to make up a story or you have the props next to the washing line and peg them up as you use them, leaving the order up to choice. I think I might give it a go with some of the children that I think might enjoy it, it sounds interesting!
AnonyMouse_4544 Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 We had a story teller in and thats exactly what he did (we stole the idea ) didnt know thats what it was called through
AnonyMouse_3139 Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 I was given a lovley empty box today, now I know what I can put in it! String, pictures, odds and ends, a few books, finger puppets....Oh I'm going to be busy
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