The following is a guide to information, including books, av materials, journal articles and websites available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division on "Storytelling" If you wish to obtain any of the information, please call the Library Resource Centre at 788-0203 ext. 143, or come down and visit our library. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.

Updated October 2003

155.4 SAR
Sartori, RosanneSheritz. Lively lessons for classroom sessions : For grades 2-5. Warminster, PA : Marco Products, c2000. 144 p. : ill. 

371.335 HIC
Hicks, Doris Lynn. Flannelboard classic tales. Chicago : American Library Association, 1997. xiii, 165 p. : ill.

371.9142 STR
Strong, Carol J. The Magic of stories : Literature-based language intervention. Eau Claire, WI : Thinking Publications, c1996. xvi, 379 p. : ill.

372.357044 ELL
Ellis, Brian. Learning from the land : Teaching ecology through stories and activities. Englewood, CO : Teacher Ideas Press, 1997. xxviii, 145 p. : ill.

372.64 EST
Esterreicher, Carol A. Scamper strategies : Fundamental activities for narrative development. Eau Claire, WI : Thinking Publications, c1995. xi, 244 p. : ill.

372.642 SIT
Sitarz, Paula Gaj. Story time sampler : Read alouds, booktalks and activities for children. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1997.

372.677 LIP
Lipke, Barbara. Figures, facts, and fables : Telling tales in science and math. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 1996. xiii, 145 p.

398.2 MUL
Sierra, Judy. Multicultural folktales for the feltboard and readers’ theater. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1996. vi, 186 p. 

372.677 MYE
Myers, John W. Storytelling for middle grades students. Bloomington, IN : Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, c2001. 46 p. : ill. – (PDK fastback series).



VTR 028.5 LIT
Literacy and your family. S.l. : Homespun Video Productions, 19--? 2 cassettes (1 hr.) : sd., col.
SUMMARY: Discusses and demonstrates how literacy can be encouraged at home through storysharing, cooperative reading and storytelling.  Audience: Adult.
AV Booking # VHS200234 

VTR 759 JAN
Jan Steen, painter and storyteller. The Hauge : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1997. 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col.
SUMMARY: Describes and displays the work of Jan Steen (1626-1679). Audience: Junior, Senior. 

VTR 808.5 ONC
Once upon a time. Portland, OR : Educational Productions, 1991. 1 cassette (30 min.) : sd., col.
SUMMARY: Demonstrates how teachers can keep children hanging on every word while reading aloud. Audience: Adult.
AV Booking # VHS0002897

Amies, Jerry A. “Stories invite children to solve mathematical problems”. Teaching Children Mathematics v 8 p 260-264 January ’02. 

Champion, Tempii B. “Storytelling and storymaking in a an urban preschool classroom : Building bridges from home to school culture”. Topics in Language Disorders v 19 p 52-67 May ’99. 

Hertzberg, Margery. “There’s lots of rhyme and reason for using drama in reading programs”. Primary Educator v 5 p 26-28 ’99. 

Major, David W. “Voice lessons”. Teacher Magazine v 13 p 18-25 January ’02. 

McGrath Speaker, Katherine. “The Art of storytelling : A Collegiate connection to professional development schools”. Education v 121 p184-187 Fall ’00. 

Towell, Janet. “What’s the story?” Reading Today v 15 p 7 February/March ’98.

http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/
Circle of Stories explores Native American storytelling. The various stories presented are also accompanied by educational and classroom activities.

http://www.storyteller.net/
The Storyteller.net is a comprehensive listing of reviews, articles, audio clips and biographies on storytelling.

http://www.libraryspot.com/features/storytellingfeature.htm
Storytelling : How to tell a tale. This site by Library Spot talks about the essentials to learning the art of storytelling including, history and resources to use.

http://www.ncte.org/positions/teaching_storytelling.shtml
Teaching Storytelling is a position statement of the National Council of Teachers of English.

http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story/
Tim Sheppard’s Story Links. Comprehensive collections of articles, links and information on the oral tradition of storytelling. These have all been compiled by Tim Sheppard.