Story Play in the Early Years : Bringing Books to Life

This is an easy-to-use guide to introducing and developing stories in early years settings, using key storytelling and story building methods within a cross-curricular approach. "Story Play in the Early Years" is a practical guide to storytelling and story building for practitioners of children up to age 7.

With clearly divided sections for ease of reference, this book offers an array of tips and practical, photocopiable exercises.

The book contains six cultural tales developed through the author's own work, each focusing on a different calendar event such as Diwali and Black History Month, with annotated plans and ideas.

The techniques applied to these stories can be easily adapted and applied to any book. "Story Play in the Early Years" also contains advice and ideas on: adapting the nursery to create an active listening space; story delivery and evaluation and approaching interactive and multi-sensory stories appropriate for all children, particularly those with special educational needs or English as an additional language. This book explains the vital techniques needed to improve literacy and creativity through story, and is perfect for anyone working with, or training to work with young children.