To present story accented by dance and worldwide percussion instruments, and to guide students' story making through dramatic activities; to inspire students to read.
Art Form
Storytelling
Grade Level
K - 5
6 - 8
9 -12
Adults
Senior Citizens
Special Needs
Content Areas
English Language Arts
Social Science
Physical Development and Health
Fine Arts
Themes
Animals
Cultures
Earth
History
History, Illinois
Holidays
Multiculturalism
Native Americans
Plants/Flowers
Story Writing
Women's Studies
World
Services Provided
Workshops
Residencies
Performances
Lectures / Demonstrations
Assemblies
Curriculum Development
Customized Programs
ISBE Goals
Goal 1-Reading
Goal 2-Literature
Goal 3-Writing
Goal 4-Listening and Speaking
Goal 5-Research
Materials Available
Study guides; teachers in-service guides; newspaper articles describing school programs; my books Activity sheet: Care of the Earth
Space/Technical/Time Requirements
Space needed for performance is 10'x10' minimum; sound system customized to needs
Comments
Author of picture books, BLOSSOM TALES: FLOWER STORIES OF MANY FOLKS; and bilingual (Navajo/English), ZINNIA: HOW THE CORN WAS SAVED, FROG BRINGS RAIN, plus stories in Cricket, Spider, Calliope, Storytelling Magazines, etc. New program: Love Your Mother....Earth
FROG BRINGS RAIN has been awarded the Aesop Accolade 2006, Spurs Storytelling Finalist Award 2007, and the Lacapa Spirit Illustration honor 2007. ZINNIA has been named a Land of Enchantment Children's Book, 2006-07