Comments on: Top Tips For An Exciting Story Time http://www.globalmama.com/2009/03/25/top-tips-for-an-exciting-story-time/ Children. Optimism. Inspiration. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Global Mama http://www.globalmama.com/2009/03/25/top-tips-for-an-exciting-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Global Mama Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:39:54 +0000 http://www.globalmama.com/?p=1976#comment-733 Alison - good advice! It is truly amazing to watch and learn from the pros - I especially love watching professional storytellers who tell all of their stories from memory; it never ceases to amaze me! Alison – good advice! It is truly amazing to watch and learn from the pros – I especially love watching professional storytellers who tell all of their stories from memory; it never ceases to amaze me!

]]> By: Global Mama http://www.globalmama.com/2009/03/25/top-tips-for-an-exciting-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Global Mama Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:38:10 +0000 http://www.globalmama.com/?p=1976#comment-732 DJ - lol! Sounds like you do have a performer on your hands! DJ – lol! Sounds like you do have a performer on your hands!

]]> By: DJ http://www.globalmama.com/2009/03/25/top-tips-for-an-exciting-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-730 DJ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:04:35 +0000 http://www.globalmama.com/?p=1976#comment-730 For me, the only way I can get my son to sit through a story is if I use voices. Even then once he knows the story, he usually starts to act it out as I'm reading it and no longer sits and listens. I think I have a performer of some type brewing! lol <abbr><em>DJ’s last blog post..<a href="http://nodinsnest.blogspot.com/2009/03/look-what-is-coming.html" rel="nofollow">Look What Is Coming...</a></em></abbr> For me, the only way I can get my son to sit through a story is if I use voices. Even then once he knows the story, he usually starts to act it out as I’m reading it and no longer sits and listens. I think I have a performer of some type brewing! lol

DJ’s last blog post..Look What Is Coming…

]]> By: Alison Kerr http://www.globalmama.com/2009/03/25/top-tips-for-an-exciting-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Alison Kerr Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:05:34 +0000 http://www.globalmama.com/?p=1976#comment-717 To me, as a parent who wants to be a good storyteller, one of the most helpful things is to hear another adult read a story. I'm talking here about people who really know their stuff, like experienced children's librarians and actors reading for books on tape/CD. There is nothing like having a experienced 'mentor'. To me, as a parent who wants to be a good storyteller, one of the most helpful things is to hear another adult read a story. I’m talking here about people who really know their stuff, like experienced children’s librarians and actors reading for books on tape/CD. There is nothing like having a experienced ‘mentor’.

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