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Session 2: Big Kits

Now you've got the background in the importance of quality interactions we learnt about in Session 1, it's time to really get stuck into storytelling! Grab the Big Bags and start telling stories with the children as a group. In this session, we'll talk through the symbols, how to model stories and bring in ideas for the children to lead from.

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Nursery Group Story

Kate leads a group story with this nursery setting. As well as modelling for the children, Kate is also incorporating a variety of creative approaches. Using songs, actions and phonic sounds.

Under 3s Group Story

This group story with the littlest of people shows how they quickly grasp the story structure. This practitioner takes her time embedding the use of the symbols while keeping the children really engaged with voices, songs and actions.

Watch without activities

This video has the same content as the core training video but we've removed the timed activity sections for speedier viewing. This is designed to help practitioners refresh their knowledge.

If you are doing the training for the first time, we recommend watching the full length video together with your team. Team learning means you'll get the most out of the training experience - and it's more fun!

Before holding your training session, checkthe videos play on your setting's WiFi. You may need to contact your IT department for assistance

Prep:

Download 2-Facilitator-notes.pdf

Session Handouts:

Download 2-Handout-session-2.-Principles.pdf

Download 2-Handout-resource-ideas.pdf

Download 2.1-Big-kit-stories-.pdf

Download 2.2-Resources-for-story.pdf

Download 2.3-Violence.pdf

Download 2-Task.pdf

Download 2-Training-strip-instructions.pdf

Download Story-resource-for-training-2.pdf

Click here for the full Research Index

VIDEO – The storytelling animal: Jonathan Gottschall

ARTICLE – The Guardian – Parents told to write bedtime tales

ARTICLE – ABC Does Weapon Superhero Play policy

ARTICLE – Zero to Three – Storytelling in the First Three Years

ARTICLE - Weapon Play in the Early Years

Session 2: Big Kits

Now you've got the background in the importance of quality interactions we learnt about in Session 1, it's time to really get stuck into storytelling! Grab the Big Bags and start telling stories with the children as a group. In this session, we'll talk through the symbols, how to model stories and bring in ideas for the children to lead from.

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Before holding your training session, checkthe videos play on your setting's WiFi. You may need to contact your IT department for assistance

Prep:

Download 2-Facilitator-notes.pdf

Session Handouts:

Download 2-Handout-session-2.-Principles.pdf

Download 2-Handout-resource-ideas.pdf

Download 2.1-Big-kit-stories-.pdf

Download 2.2-Resources-for-story.pdf

Download 2.3-Violence.pdf

Download 2-Task.pdf

Download 2-Training-strip-instructions.pdf

Download Story-resource-for-training-2.pdf

Click here for the full Research Index

VIDEO – The storytelling animal: Jonathan Gottschall

ARTICLE – The Guardian – Parents told to write bedtime tales

ARTICLE – ABC Does Weapon Superhero Play policy

ARTICLE – Zero to Three – Storytelling in the First Three Years

ARTICLE - Weapon Play in the Early Years