Discussion Storytelling Video Response

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10/20/2015

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What is your opinion on this storytelling video?
Did the storytellers do a sufficient job of telling it in a developmentally appropriate manner?
Was there room for improvement?

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51 Comments

Rikki

12/20/2017 12:34:57 pm

1. I liked the story, seemed to be age appropriate.
2. I believe so. With no pictures, they did a good job expressing their story through gestures and tones.
3. Adding props, a stuffed chipmunk, letting the children observe the chipmunk, and maybe write what they observe.

Shirin Mirza

12/22/2017 12:55:53 am

The story was great. Even though there was no book or pictures, they expressed it very well with their gestures. I think it could be improved with puppets. The story is age appropriate.

norielyn

12/22/2017 09:13:35 am

I enjoyed the video and it was great. The story was good appropriate and only the puppet is missing in the story for the improvement.

Rachel

12/27/2017 12:12:47 pm

1.) I enjoyed it because of their calm voices and smooth pacing.

2.) I think so. Often, with some of the more hyper young toddlers, telling a story in an overly animated and rambunctious style just makes them run away and not listen to the story, preferring to get hyper and disobey instead.

3.) If anything, perhaps a bit more hand animation for an oral story, such as Grandfather Bear walking around (using arms and hands to "stomp" with) or more detailed Chipmunk hand gestures (using one hand to be Chipmunk during all of his parts).

Michela Crawford

12/29/2017 10:05:46 pm

1. I liked the video and thought it was great.
2. Acting out the story and using puppets make it engaging for the age group targeted.
3. I would let students discuss their observations of the puppets before starting the story.

Sherry Howard

12/30/2017 04:03:14 pm

I enjoyed the story, and thought it was well presented.I liked their hand movements and the way they both recited the line about being so hungry. I would have liked seeing the puppets and or a picture of the chipmunk and the five stripes.

Mary Miranda

12/30/2017 08:31:45 pm

What is your opinion on this storytelling video?

The story was engaging and I enjoyed it.

Did the storytellers do a sufficient job of telling it in a developmentally appropriate manner?

Yes, I felt they did an excellent job.

Was there room for improvement?

I think it would be slightly better with the use of puppets but the hand signals were really well done.

sangeeta

12/31/2017 06:23:18 am

I loved the way they presented the story without a storybook. They had captured my attention with their expressions and change in voice while telling the story. I think it is a great way to tell a story in the class will sure give it a try.

Linda Levack

12/31/2017 04:14:56 pm

I liked it because it was simple and something young children can understand. I will try this in my classroom.

Christina Derrick

12/31/2017 04:54:57 pm

I think the two teachers did an excellent job telling the story. Both were quite expressive with their hand gestures and voices for each character in the book. It would have been nice to have more visuals for the story, but the teachers mentioned they generally use puppets when telling the story to preschoolers. It was great!

Kristyn Hoffmann

12/31/2017 11:25:57 pm

This is a great story and would hold the attention of young children. The vocabulary used is age appropriate. I might add in a couple more voices ho engage the children.

Katelynn Harper

1/2/2018 09:55:19 pm

The video was engaging and I enjoyed it. They were expressive and told the story in a developmentally appropriate manner. I would've like to see more motions/hand movements and/or props of some kind.

Faith Fisette

1/3/2018 03:11:20 pm

1. I thought it was great. I liked the way they changed thier voices and used puppets with the children.
2. Yes, it was very appropriate to children.
3. There is always room for improvement, I wouldn’t change it if i use it.

Martha Hill link

1/8/2018 04:24:51 pm

The storytelling did a great job by demonstrating with facial expressions , sounds voices, making the story interesting. They said that we can improved the story by adding puppets, sound defects, characterless it depends the group age and the storytelling too. Also for the preschoolers we can ask question, predictions, and ask them about it.

Mischelle Strauser

1/24/2018 08:26:33 am

I really enjoyed watching the ladies tell this story. They were engaging and fun to watch and I think that students would feel this way as well. I liked how they both joined in on the "I'm so Hungry" part and I could imagine my students repeating this phrase all through the day. I also could see the usefulness of using the puppets to help tell the story. I liked that the end was like forklore and had meaning to it. I think the story is really cute and has purpose and the ladies did well telling it.

courtney

3/6/2018 08:46:53 pm

It was a very cute story. Glad to know they normally used puppets. Lacking puppets or stuffed animals, one could at least use some photos of a bear, berries, fish, grubs, and of course the chipmunk with the 5 black stripes. This would be especially important when telling the story to ELL students who may not have the vocabulary to understand all the components. The presenters had good voice fluctuation, and were engaging with their hand movements. The pace was slow enough, and there was lots of repetition which is important to young children (predictability).

Manolita

3/29/2018 05:29:44 pm

1. The storytellers did a good job telling the story by choosing an appropriate story for preschoolers and possibly toddlers
2. Their voices are soothing, clearly enunciated, tone varied based on the pace of the story, fluctuation of voice made the storytelling engaging
3. As they mentioned before the storytelling, they had used puppets. Puppets or cut-out pictures would make their job even better particularly for English Language Learners.

Mackenzie link

5/1/2018 10:14:11 am

The storytellers did an amazing job telling the story i think this story is best for preschool age. They acted out pretty well but they did not use puppets which is fine i think the acting out part is great for preschool and pre k age. I will be willing to try this in my class for sure!

Michelle

6/5/2018 02:47:54 pm

The story was very cute and repetitious which would keep the children engaged. I think that the puppets would help tremendously!
There voices were calm and smooth, however I think that they could have used a different"granfather bear" voice for preschoolers

shilpa

6/17/2018 12:26:00 am

Yes I liked the story telling.
keeping children focused.
can be more animative.

Rona Reed

7/16/2018 04:24:11 pm

Cute story, appropriate for 2-5 year old's.
Yes they used exaggerated voices, funny faces, hand gestures and repeating 'I'm sooo hungry' begs for audience participation.
Of course it can be improved, they are sitting still in front of a camera. They use puppets, but you could act it out or take turns with the kids and act it out. Fun time!

Elizabeth Itaya

7/18/2018 01:17:35 pm

Loved it. Great animation, could use more animation.

Atsuko

8/24/2018 02:46:51 pm

I think those two storyteller did awesome job I enjoyed it. They did tell story in a developmentally appropriate manner also, I think way they use their hands to tell the story that was the best way to let children's imagination get going.

Krima

8/28/2018 09:43:03 pm

I think the teachers did a great job telling the story in a developmentally appropriate manner. They used hand gestures, variety in the voice speed and quality, and they were engaging. I imagine it would be more entertaining when they do use their puppets in an actual storytelling with kids, and maybe more variations and exaggerations in terms of volume and facial expressions.

Nisureen Senofor

9/9/2018 07:34:50 pm

The ladies did an excellent job. Their idea of using props were also very helpful. I would repeat the refrain a couple of times and then prompt the children who are listening to complete the refrain. This will give the children a sense of participation and involvement in the story telling.

Jennifer

9/15/2018 09:48:56 pm

Realizing it was an oral retelling of the story I thought they did well and it was age appropriate. I would have liked to have pictures or something else to go with it--maybe the puppets they mentioned

Megan

9/30/2018 02:35:11 pm

The storyteller video was very good. The way they told the story was age appropriate. even thought they did not have any puppets or pictures they used their voices and hand to elaborate on the story.

Margret Sanders

10/3/2018 05:41:49 pm

I think the storytellers portrayed the story really well! They were able to use enthusiasm and change their tone as well as hand motions which were all age appropriate. I thought it was good as is, but having puppets, pictures, and or props could be used as well for improvement.

sharon

10/8/2018 04:33:16 pm

I thought they both did a great job presenting the story. Short sweet story. Puppets would be a great addition to help the kids visualize what a squirrel looks like. Most would know a bear but not all have seen a squirrel.

sharon

10/8/2018 04:52:17 pm

I thought they both did a great job at presenting the story.Short sweet story.Puppets would be a great addition to help kids visualize what a squirrel looks like. Most would know a bear, but but all have seen a squirrel.

Tami Shigeta

10/21/2018 03:17:07 pm

Appropriate and expressive. Maybe using stuffed animals as props.

Porscha

10/28/2018 04:52:13 pm

I thought they did a great job telling the story. Even without pictures, they were still able to use their hands and body motions to paint a picture of the characters actions. The puppets would have made it even better. But over all great story.

Kylie Jessup

11/11/2018 09:22:30 pm

I think they did a great job! I appreciate that that they used movements and voices instead of puppets. I tend to not use puppets, but rely on voices and hand movements instead. I think a picture of the chipmunk and his stripes would have been a great addition!

Shantha Pathak link

12/2/2018 08:18:31 pm

I think the teachers did an awesome job on the story. It would be appropriate for 2- 5 year olds. Adding some large movements and puppets would make it more interesting for little kids.

Samantha Lucas

12/3/2018 04:23:05 pm

The story was good and the teachers did an amazing job in telling it, puppets would have been a nice touch

kimmai Than

12/6/2018 09:19:23 pm

The storytelling video is great, they have good story. The storytellers did great, their voice very impressive to play each character in the story. I think they need some thing like stuffed animals or puppets when they telling a story to children, it will attract children's attention to the story.

Tiffany

12/9/2018 09:11:04 pm

I liked the video, and I think the way they exaggerated their words and used their hands would keep children engaged. I do think more kids would stay engaged if they had the puppet .Put a face to the character.

Lydia

12/9/2018 10:37:20 pm

I think the people in the story telling video did a great job of using their voices to engage the children in what is happening in the story as well as using their hands to act out the motions. I do however think that it depends on the age group as this method may not work as well for toddlers to stay engaged and may need puppets or more vidul aide.

Beverly

12/10/2018 05:37:51 pm

The teachers did a very good job retelling the story smoothly, in a easy to follow voice. There facial expressions were very good. I liked how they invited the audience to participate by both saying," I'm very hungry!" However I would have liked to see a little more hand gestures but overall a job very well done.

Amy Lewandowski

12/16/2018 02:04:14 pm

I really enjoyed the storytelling video and thought the two storytellers did a great job telling it, especially for younger children. I thought they told the story in a slow, simple way that would be easy for little ones to follow and picture in their heads. I liked that they used hand gestures and repetitive techniques (like when they both repeated what Grandfather Bear said about being hungry and the one storyteller would rub her tummy). I would have loved to hear the "voices" of the characters to help distinguish them even further (using a different storyteller for the voice of the chipmunk was clever, but it would have been fun to hear a memorable character voice).

Anitha

12/24/2018 03:45:28 pm

I liked the video - It helps to enhance story telling skills for young children. The repeat use of words such as "I am hungry" and the sign to show hungry and the tone of voice, the hand gesture of chipmunk going back and forth to get food for bear are all catchy and attracts children's attention in listening to the story and join in repeating some of those phrases.

Anna

12/27/2018 02:42:30 pm

What a fun story! They did a great job telling it (smoothly, no mistakes, kept it flowing) and it would definitely be age appropriate for any level of preschool up through kindergarten or first even. Perhaps even older children would appreciate learning a fun story about how chipmunk got his stripes. As stated above it would be fun to add puppets or stuffed animals to the telling or just more exaggerated hand movements.

stella washburn

12/27/2018 03:07:33 pm

I felt the story was well told with just the right amount of expression, The only change I might have done was to invite the children to repeat with me the lines that were repeated through out the story, thus engaging them verbally.

jennifer jacob

12/27/2018 08:28:11 pm

. The storytellers did a good job telling the story by choosing an appropriate story for preschoolers and possibly toddlers
2. Their voices are soothing, clearly enunciated, tone varied based on the pace of the story, fluctuation of voice made the storytelling engaging
3. As they mentioned before the storytelling, they had used puppets. Puppets or cut-out pictures would make their job even better particularly for English Language Learners

Shelley Lekness

12/28/2018 11:47:28 am

I really enjoyed the story! They did a good job with using different voice sounds and their hands. Kids of most ages would enjoy this style of story. Props or visuals would make this story better

Douglas W Hansen

12/28/2018 12:45:46 pm

I love story telling! Conveying a story without pictures or illustrations allows the children to use their imaginations. I thought that these two story tellers did a nice job of bringing the story to life using their voices and hand gestures. I don't think I would utilize puppets or other visuals as I would like the children to create the characters using their own imaginations.

Pamela Miller

12/30/2018 04:50:43 pm

Storytelling is such a fun and engaging way to encourage children to be creative while using their imaginations. The two storytellers in this video did a nice job in retelling the story by using a variety of voices and hand gestures to make the characters come to life. It was an engaging storytelling that would be developmentally appropriate for a preschool classroom. Visuals, such as puppets, stuffed animals, and cut outs, are always nice for children when telling a story but the use of gestures work well. If I were to make any improvements I would ask for the children to help with the gestures so they could be active participants throughout the storytelling.

Honor

12/31/2018 09:01:45 am

1. I liked the video because it was set at a very even, calm pace. However, it was more interesting, especially for children, than simply sitting down and reading a book.
2. I felt like the storytellers did do an efficient job telling the story...as I said above, they set a very even and calm pace. They enunciated their words clearly as well, which is crucial for early-learning development.
3. I think a way to improve this story would've been to have some more props - ones that the storyteller could use, but also ones that children could've used and interacted with.

Nikki Green

1/11/2019 12:25:58 pm

I liked the video for the calm pace it had .

The story teller enunciate the words well and made it fun.

Yolanda

2/6/2019 03:41:36 pm

Cute story! With pictures and puppets for kids this would be a huge hit. Very appropriate for preschool age.

Deirdre

12/2/2019 09:10:10 pm

I felt that the women did a nice job of telling the story in the video, and I can see myself telling this story to my class.
They calm pacing, yawning and other cues during some words to add to the meaning, and the way they both recited " I'm SO hungry" together gave me the idea to have my students also recite that part of the story to further keep them engaged. That, in addition to puppets that were referred to, would be a way to improve the story telling.

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