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Storytelling

News and activities involving the telling of stories – your own or someone else’s

The Kippford Mermaid: A Multi-Sensory Story created by The Arts End of Somewhere

Posted on 22 August 202123 August 2021
  • All Levels
  • Celebrating Difference
  • LD Friendly
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

A Ticket to the Shadow Theatre: Created by Kate Leiper

Posted on 15 August 202116 November 2021
  • Creativity
  • LD Friendly
  • Puppets
  • Sensory Stories
  • Shadow and Light
  • Storytelling

Make a Sensory Pirate Stew! Created by Ailie Finlay

Posted on 15 August 202116 November 2021
  • Crafts
  • Imagination
  • LD Friendly
  • Learning
  • Movement
  • Pirate
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

There’s a Storm Ahead, Me Hearties! Created by Kate Leiper

Posted on 15 August 202116 November 2021
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • LD Friendly
  • Storytelling

Formidable Females with Lari Don and Eilidh Muldoon

Posted on 7 October 202013 October 2020
Formidable Females with Lari Don and Eilidh Muldoon
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Creative writing
  • Feminism
  • Festival
  • Gender
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Sexism
  • Storytelling

Retelling Tales with Joseph Coelho, Juno Dawson and Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Posted on 19 August 202017 September 2020
Subvert classic stories with The Girl Who Became a Tree, Wonderland and The Deathless Girls
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 4
  • Key stage 5
  • Senior phase
  • Storytelling

The Teeny Weeny Genie: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a sensory story to accompany Julia Donaldson’s magical new picture book.
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

A Squash and a Squeeze: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a Sensory Story to accompany a Julia Donaldson classic!
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

Felix After the Rain: A Sensory Story from PAMIS

Posted on 6 August 202024 September 2020
Creating Multi-sensory Stories to accompany Picture Books.
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • PMLD
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

A Beary Fun Day of Activities with Kristina Stephenson

Posted on 6 April 20206 April 2020
Watch a video of Kristina’s wonderful festival event, then join in with our ideas for interdisciplinary activities!
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

Creepy Tales with Helena Duggan & Christopher Edge

Posted on 29 October 201815 November 2018
Get telling your own scary stories inspired by two wonderful authors' creepy tales
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Key stage 3
  • Storytelling

Brewing Stories with Sam Gayton

Posted on 4 October 20178 December 2017
Author Sam Gayton helps you to get started writing magical stories
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 2
  • Storytelling

Performing Picture Books with Kristina Stephenson

Posted on 20 September 20178 December 2017
Be inspired by Sir Charlie Stinky Socks creator Kristina Stephenson to act out your favourite picture book
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

A Trio of Storytelling Activities

Posted on 28 June 201629 March 2017
Video and performance artist Donna Rutherford shares three simple activities focusing on using memories to create stories
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Falkirk
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
  • Places
  • Senior phase
  • Storytelling

Fiction in a Flash

Posted on 21 June 201629 March 2017
Author Kerry Hudson shares an exercise exploring how to build up stories
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Falkirk
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
  • Places
  • Senior phase
  • Storytelling

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