HOW CAN STORYTELLING HELP TEACHERS IN EDUCATION?

There are many methods and approaches used in the field of education for making the teaching-learning process effective and interesting.  The teacher can use experiential learning, play-way method, activity-based learning, competency-based learning, and many more. If you want to know more about these methods and approaches click on them. You can get deep ideas with examples about that methods and approaches.

Apart from all these, storytelling is also the oldest and root method to teach and learn.  As a teacher, if you can use this method effectively you can teach many topics easily and effectively. Let’s understand with an example. If you want to teacher any journey related topic. You can personalize your experiences and make a story out of them. And narrate the story in front of them. In the same way, you can ask students to tell their stories of their journey. This makes the learning process interactive and engaging. Same time they explore new knowledge. 

Storytelling is not just used to teach language aspect but also it helps to illustrate the most complex and abstract subjects such as Mathematics and science. 

There are many stories available for each complex and easy concept and subject. You can use these stories as tools or means of the learning process. And teach your concept meaningfully and easily.

Some tips to make storytelling effective:

1. Use voice modulation while narrating the story, know where to pause, where to use high or low voice frequencies.
2. Connect the audience.
3. Eye contact is a must while narrating the story,
4. Use various facial expressions,  body gestures, and movements of hand while narrating the story.
5. Interact with the audience by asking questions.
6. Use of metaphors.
7. Try to create an imaginary world in the mind of kids with your voice and an effective way of storytelling.
8. Sometimes you can use the dramatization method or some puppet fingers to make your storytelling experience live for the children.

These are some tips for you all to make your storytelling experience memorable with your kids. Use these tips, will surely help you.