Examples of Storytelling
Most probably we all have experiences with oral traditions. As we grew up, we listened to our parents and other relatives and adults telling stories. Many stories are passed down through generations.
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| Tarih: | Friday, 17 May 2024, 6:51 AM |
1. Traditional Stories
There are many traditional stories which are shared between cultures and countries. Below are some examples of well-known stories. We invite you to choose one of those stories to share with your group of parents.The Tortoise and the Hare
The Ugly Duckling
Little Red Riding Hood
2. Making up stories together
one of my childhooD memories ...
A memory that I can still recall easily from my childhood is from the times that I spent with my father making-up stories together. As a preschool aged kid, I was spending the nights with my father with making-up stories together before going to bed. This was one of my favorite activities as it was giving me the freedom to create my own stories with the help of my father. I don’t think that my father was aware how important it was for my growth. He was just very into this activity, as it was fun for him too. He would start with a character, it would be a monster, a princess or an animal and we would decide the steps of the story line till we would get to the end. Sometimes it would get too long and my father would unexpectedly finish the story as he liked and I put to bed to sleep.
The Very green Monster ....
Listen to the Green Monster Story
P: What is the character tonight?
Father: A monster
P: A hungry monster with big green teeth
Father: Yes looking for a potato to eat in one big bite
P: And also looking for his mother because he is too hungry.
Father: Where does this monster live?
P: In Istanbul in the sea!
Father: And scares away the fish
P: Sometimes comes to the city to hunt human beings
3. Sharing personal stories
Your child is curious to know about you and experiences you had when growing up. Once you start telling your child about the stories of your own life, she/he will be interested to know more. You can support your child’s curiosity by telling stories about yourself, your family or your childhood. Below you can find two examples that show how personal stories can be built together.
Mum: So tonight I will tell you the story of how I came to England from Turkey.
Child: When did you come?
Mum: When I was 20 years old
Child: Where was I?
Mum: You didn’t exist back then. I recently finished school in Adana and I flied to London to find a job
Child: Why did you need a job?
Mum: Because I was young and I needed money to live
Child: Like to buy tomatoes and bread
Mum: Yes exactly
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In multi-lingual families parents and children might switch between languages when telling stories together.
Father: Ben kucukken cok haraketliydim ve bir gun agaca timranmaya karar verdim. Bizim koyde koca bir elma agaci vardi. O agaca abimle cikmaya karar verdik (I was very energetic when I was a child and me and my brother, we decided to climb up on a tree. A tree back in our village in Turkey, an enourmous apple tree)
Child: How did you do it?
Father: Once abim cikti, o benden bes yas daha buyuk oldugu icin cok gucluydu. Sonra bana yardim etmeye calisti cikmam icin ( First my brother climbed, he was much stronger as he was older. Then he tried to help me to climb?)
Child: Ne oldu sonra? (What happened then?)
Father: Ikimiz de dustuk, sonra annem bize cok kizdi iki gun evden cikmama cezasi aldik (We both fell over, my mum got very angry at both of us and she didn’t let us to leave home for two days).
