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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Exploring Themes through Stories | |
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| Tales of Crowded Dwellings | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Fly's Castle | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Children Retelling the Tale (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Group Discussion: The Structure of the Tale (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Quiet Evening | |
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| Activity: The Knock-Knock Game (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Children Adding to a Story (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Farmer's Noisy House (Poland) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Farmer's Noisy House" | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Tales Using Echoes and Reflection | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Six Silly Cats in Calico Caps | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Children Retelling the Tale (Grades 3 and 4) | |
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| The Moon in the Well (Macedonia) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Moon in the Well" | |
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| The Lion in the Well (India) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Lion and the Well" | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Tales of Dreams | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Woodcutters | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Sharing Dream Stories (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Activity: Creating Group Dream Stories (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Coyote and the Meat (Pueblo American Indians) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Creating Animal Dream Stories (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Coyote and the Meat" | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Tales of Magical Helpers | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| Inga and the Ten Fairy Helpers | |
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| Storytelling Tips | |
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| The Calabash Children (East Africa) | |
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| Activity: Acting out Part of the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Calabash Children" | |
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| Activity: Creating a Magical Helper (All Ages) | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Tales of Sharing | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Honey Pot | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| The Three Brothers (Greece) | |
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| Story Activity: Children Making Wishes (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Three Brothers" | |
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| The Story Bag (Korea) | |
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| Activity: Creating a Story Bag (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Story Bag" | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Tales of Inanimate Objects Animating | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| I'm a Little Teapot | |
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| The Clay Teapot Takes Charge | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Children Presenting the Tale as a Group (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Talking Yam (West Africa) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Talking Yam" | |
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| The Clay Pot's Party (Bolivia) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Playing a Game Based on the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Clay Pot's Party" | |
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| Activity: Creating Stories with Inanimate Objects Animating (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Exploring Character through Stories | |
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| West African Spider Stories | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| Why Spider Has Crooked Legs | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Telling the Story with Only Gestures (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Playing the Splat Game (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Storytelling Tips for Children Storytellers (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Spider at Hawk's Feast | |
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| Activity: Adding an Ending (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Spider at Hawk's Feast" | |
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| Spider's Stew Cap | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Adding an Ending (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Spider's Stew Cap" | |
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| Three Spider Stories: Notes on Three Ways of Working | |
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| Spider and Knowledge | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Exploring Cultures through Stories | |
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| Learning about Mexican Culture through Folktales | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Wild Cherry Tree | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Adding Characters to the Tale (All Ages) | |
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| Half a Blanket (Mexico) | |
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| Activity: Sharing Stories about Grandparents (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Half a Blanket" | |
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| Coyote's Tail | |
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| Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Creating Dialogue with Body Parts as Characters (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Coyote's Tail" | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Learning about the Brazilian Amazon through Folktales | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Tomorrow Monkeys | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: A Variation on Acting out the Story: Building the House (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Discussing the Story (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Tricky Turtle | |
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| Storytelling Tip (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Exploring Names in a Story (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Tricky Turtle" | |
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| How the Hummingbird Got Its Colors | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Moving Like a Hummingbird (Pre-K and K) | |
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| Activity: Providing Colors for the Hummingbird (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Skeleton for "How Hummingbird Got His Colors" | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Learning about Northeastern American Indians through Folktales | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Frog Pond | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Discussing Sad Endings and the Meaning of the Story (All Ages) | |
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| The Storytelling Stone | |
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| Storytelling Activity: Becoming the Storytelling Stone (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Storytelling Stone" | |
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| Why Chipmunk Has Stripes on Her Back | |
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| Story Activity: Chanting as Bears and Chipmunks (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Why Chipmunk Has Stripes on Her Back" | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Exploring Structures of Stories | |
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| Tall Tales | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Hand Fish | |
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| Introducing the Concept of Tall Tales to Children (All Ages) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| The Walking Catfish | |
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| Exploring What Makes This Story a Tall Tale (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Walking Catfish" | |
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| The Light Bulb Fish | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Light Bulb Fish" | |
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| Activity: Creating Tall Tale Fish (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Creating A Tall Tale Fish Book (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Activity: Creating a Tall Tale Adventure with the Whole Group (Grades 3 and 4) | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Why Stories | |
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| From Making Observations to Asking "Why" Questions (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| Why the Moon Gets Smaller | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (Pre-K and K) | |
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| Activity: Telling the Story with Only Gestures (All Ages) | |
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| From Making Observations, to Asking "Why" Questions, to Starting a Story (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Why Sun and Moon Are in the Sky (West Africa) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky" | |
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| From Making Observations to Describing the Ending of the Story | |
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| Why Brown Bear Has a Short Tail (Iroquois) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Why Brown Bear Has a Short Tail" | |
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| From Observation to Story (Grade 2-4) | |
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| Why Ostrich Has a Long Neck (East Africa) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Why Ostrich Has a Long Neck" | |
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| Activity: Creating Why Stories (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Other "Why" Stories in This Book | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Cumulative Tales | |
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| Introducing Cumulative Tales (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| Sparrow and Crow | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Magpie and Milk (Turkey) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| The Skeleton for "Magpie and Milk" | |
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| Continuing the Exploration of Cumulative Tales (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Big Turnip (Russia) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: The Stew Making Game (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Setting Up the Transformation Game (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Retelling the Tale to Build Sequencing Skills (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: The Transformation Game (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| The Skeleton for "The Big Turnip" | |
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| Creating Cumulative Tales (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Activity: Making a Cumulative Sandwich Story | |
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| Activity: Creating a "Down in the Hole" Story | |
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| Writing a Cumulative Tale (Grades 3 and 4) | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Circle Stories | |
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| Finger Play Warm-Up | |
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| The Stonecutter | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Acting out the Story (Pre-K-Grade 1) | |
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| Activity: Mapping out The Circle Story (Grades 2-4) | |
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| A Good Trade? (Russia) | |
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| Storytelling Tips (All Ages) | |
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| Activity: Mapping out the Story (Grades 2-4) | |
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| The Skeleton for "A Good Trade?" | |
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| Activity: Mapping the Story from a Picture Book (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Creating Circle Stories (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Changing Jobs | |
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| Activity: Creating the "Changing Jobs" Story with the Children (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Activity: Creating Other Group Circle Stories (Grades 2-4) | |
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| Activity: Creating and Writing a Circle Story (Grades 3 and 4) | |
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| Other Circle Stories in this Book | |
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| Thematic Picture Book Suggestions | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |