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ERIC Number: EJ541607
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Stories on the Spot: Introducing Students to Impromptu Storytelling.
Turner, Thomas N.; Oaks, Tommy
Childhood Education, v73 n3 p154-57 Spr 1997
Impromptu storytelling techniques are creative and interesting ways to introduce children to the adventure and allure of storytelling, which in turn aids their cognitive and social development. Presents several activities designed to elicit impromptu storytelling, including sentence stories, name tales, "every day is special" stories, the unusual object, food stories, grab box stories, and finish the plot. (EV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Elementary Education, Story Telling, Student Participation
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Impromptu Story Telling; Story Concepts; Story Telling by Children