Have you told your child a story today?

• Share a funny thing that happened at your work. Model telling vivid stories by using who was there, your exact setting, and summarizing the setup to the action. It's about creating a visual in your listener's head. If you never tell your child about your life, how will they know how to respond when you ask, "What happened at school today?"
• Do they know their story? Do they know about the day they were born or adopted? How they got their name? How you were born? How your family came together?
• Memories make bonds. Retell significant and insignificant events in their lives. These are the "Remember when..." stories.
• Life is not always sunshine and roses. When the moment is right, share painful memories as well. Children need to see adults handle emotion. They need the ability to talk through things that happened.
• Retell a favorite movie scene, a favorite book you remember, or a scene you read together from a shared favorite book. Internalizing text and making it live in you like this is a comprehension skill.

Storytelling Fun!

The Library of Congress' Children's Page.

History comes alive.

Storybook Online

A children's publishing site where they can post their own stories, co-write chain stories, and read retellings of classic folklore by adults.

The Book Hive

This public library site hosts videos of internationally renowned storytellers, plus more.