World Tales for Family Storytelling III

World Tales for Family Storytelling III: 51 Traditional Stories for Children aged 8–11 Years

These wonderful world tales are selected from the highly acclaimed 147 Traditional Stories for Primary School Children to Retell, a reference book used by teachers around the globe. In this collection for home use, we focus on tales for children aged 8 to 11.

Oral storytelling at home builds children’s confidence in their own unique voices. The tales here are short, simple, and quick to learn. Each story may be read, told, and retold, and then explored within your family to access a rich vein of world heritage, giving the family a doorway to the wonderful world of traditional tales.

C O N T E N T S:

Foreword: About this Book by Jill Tina Taplin
Introduction: How to Use this Book

WHERE TO BEGIN?

Let’s make our own story
Let’s twist to make yarn
Lets wake up our fingers and thumbs
Let’s make rabbits—magic slipknots
Let’s make your own drop spindle
Let’s make your own knitting needles

THE PROJECTS

Let’s knit a rainbow
Let’s make a rainbow ball
Let’s knit a lamb
Let’s sew a handwork bag
Let’s sew a pins and needles case
Let’s knit a cockerel
Let’s knit a gnome
Let’s knit an owl
Let’s knit a cat
Let’s knit a rabbit
Let’s knit a donkey
Let’s make a flute case
Let’s keep a handwork diary

PROJECTS WHILE YOU WAIT

Let’s make a Class One handwork sack
Let’s make a colorful snail shell hanging
Weaving in the round
Your handwork space
Teacher’s handwork toolkit
Health and Safety
Resources
Suppliers
Acknowledgments

About the Author

Chris Smith, PhD, is an Oxford-based storyteller, musician, teacher, and founding director of Storytelling Schools, the fruit of ten years’ research and development experience. He has a passion for Arab folktales, myths, and legends, developed while living in Palestine. He takes storytelling into a variety of institutions including schools, universities, museums and prisons, working with adults and children alike.