Another TWITTER tipoff took me to the TEACHING EXPERTISE site, which included a good post on story telling techniques...
"The storytelling jacket"
Get an old jacket and put items in the pocket such as a train ticket, a letter, a book or a toy animal. Give the jacket to a group so that they can discover the items. The facilitator asks question to prompt imaginative responses from the participants.
"The storytelling jacket"
Get an old jacket and put items in the pocket such as a train ticket, a letter, a book or a toy animal. Give the jacket to a group so that they can discover the items. The facilitator asks question to prompt imaginative responses from the participants.
- Who does this jacket belong to?
- What is in the pockets?
- Wonder why there is a ...?
- What do you think they were doing?
- Does this person have any friends?
The questions help build an idea of the jacket owner’s life.
From this a story can be developed, either by the group as whole or by individual participants.
This could be an extension of the old feely box, or the assembly of artefacts in a box or bag that is used by some teachers.
Any thoughts on a situation where you might use this technique ?
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