Oral proficiency is the foundation of all learning: Before learning how to read and write, children must learn how to speak Seeds of Tellers offers tools based on oral literature (tales, myths and also nursery rhymes etc.) to help pupils master an autonomous, thoughtful and shared language, improve their cognitive faculties and facilitate the learning of reading and writing.
RESULTS O1-Pedagogical guide to set up oral storytelling workshops “Storytelling at school to master speech” (40 pages) O2-Multilingual library: more than 300 stories from oral literature to tell in class O3-Webradio: more than 110 audio recordings of students telling stories O4-More than 20 videos of children and adults telling stories O5-20 Educational kits linking the themes of the school curricula to the stories O6-23 Pedagogical sheets to accompany teachers in the implementation of storytelling workshops in class
Our project Seeds of Tellers has been selected by the French National Agency Erasmus+ as a “GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE” – a label that recognises a project whose implementation and results are of high quality. We are very happy and proud of this result and would like to thank our Partners and all those who contributed to the realisation of this wonderful project. Start: 01-12-2018 – End: 31-03-2021 Project Reference: 2018-1-FR01-KA201-048145EU Website: https://seedsoftellers.eu/ Programme: Erasmus+ Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices Action Type: Strategic Partnerships for school education
News
29 June, 2020 (Perugia) The STORY BOX can be usde to tell the story Is a box in which includes all the components of the story: the setting/scene, some props and the main characters are crafted with paper. It can prove to be useful when teaching the little ones because it allows the teacher to incorporate many different activities that can attract the little ones’ attention and maintain their interest high despite their limited attention span. #GrimmSisters #storybox #SeedsofTellers #erasmusplusproject
19 June, 2020 (Perugia) Some more illustrations, of the tales we have collected, written and narrated. For some stories we have created several images, for others we have created only one. In some cases the colour takes over and expresses the full force of the tale... #illustration #fairytales #oracy #seedsoftellers
16 June, 2020 (Perugia) LA STORIA DELLE TRE MELAGRANE, is a very well known tale, but in this version of ours, Barbara has subverted the roles, the beautiful one is not so good and the ugly one is not so ugly... The story of the PIUMA MAGICA, instead, is perhaps one of the saddest but perhaps also one of the most beautiful, because of that inexpressible air of melancholy that hovers throughout the tale. #illustration #fairytales #oracy #seedsoftellers
15 June, 2020 (Perugia) We continue to create illustrations to enrich our stories. Il Pescatore verde e Il Principe zenzero... #illustration #fairytales #oracy #seedsoftellers
13 June, 2020 (Perugia) We continue working on the project, today we had a meeting with L'Apprimerie our French Partner!
11 June, 2020 (Perugia) The tales have been written, yet a self-respecting story needs pictures and illustrations! Our Barbara Lachi and Ayumi Makita are working on creating the characters for all the tales. Each of them has chosen fairy tales. Barbara has her favourites, writing them down she 'fell in love' with the characters and reading them you can see 😉 We have decided on the technique: a mixture of drawing, kirigami (the ancient Japanese art of creating figures BY SHAPING paper) and collage. Source of inspiration some old illustrations created by the great writer Hans Christian Andersen. Coloured cardboard, scissors, glue and pencils... (Since Barbara wrote the stories, we decided that she will only illustrate 20 tales... while Ayumi will have to illustrate 40!!!!! It almost looks like her quarantine work!) Meanwhile, here are some pictures of the work in progress...
08 June, 2020 Today we had zoom meeting with our French Partner La Grande Oreille
05 April, 2020 (Perugia) Let's tell a story! Dear parents and children want to share with you the story INVITO DI NOZZE to give you another chance to play and share time creatively!
15 March, 2020 (Perugia) We're working on collecting the last fairy tales... We have to reach 60 fairy tales needed for "our" virtual library. We're looking forward to making it available. This project has given us the opportunity to reread, rewrite and tell new versions... because orality allows us to rework a personal version of the stories we love... each speaker enriches the stories with a part of himself, an emotion, an experience or simply the desire to share. The #SEEDOFTELLERS project is also this. #grimmsisters #grimmtwins #oracy #library #stories #fairytails
13 March, 2020 (Perugia) "INVITO A NOZZE" is one of our tales. We propose it here in a reduced version, made of drawings and with the nursery rhyme that children like so much!. An invitation to a wedding received by Gallo Cristallo and all the other animals, who gradually join the group. But it is also an invitation to all the children and adults who are forced to stay at home at the moment... an invitation to tell the stories and to be confident. To say that #EVERYTHINGWILLBEALRIGHT!
06 March, 2020 (Perugia) We are going to produce a series of educational sheets with concise information about the issues and challenges of the learning of oracy at school in order to provide teacher with practice pedagogical tools to implement in class.
Storytelling with the #shadows, from our #workshop "IL TOPO RE"... Storytelling with words with gestures or images or simply with shadows! Through our workshops we have tried to find means of storytelling that would allow children to find the right time and space to get involved. Someone needed a character to hide behind, maybe darkness or shadow because narrating in front of others always requires a bit of courage 😉
04 March, 2020 (Perugia) We have told many stories, we have listened to them from the voices of children who gave us their enchanting versions. We "worked" a lot but we had a lot more fun! Workshopss that excited us and taught us a lot. We would like to thank the Teachers and especially all the children for making available their time, energy and creativity for us. GRAZIE to Scuola Elementare Borgo XX Giugno for the wonderful collaboration! (photos : Takeshi Tojo)
02 March, 2020 (Perugia) A new orality workshop with which to experiment a different narrative technique. For some years now, shadows have been a form of expression that we use both in installations and in our performances. Tomorrow we will involve the children: we are sure it will be another beautiful experience! Here are the silhouettes of the fairy tale "IL TOPO RE". A very beautiful story. The theme of metamorphosis, typical of many fairy tales, actually hides deeper meanings.
26 February, 2020 (Perugia) Let's tell a story together 🙂 #GrimmSisters #atwork #seedsoftellers #workshop #school
20 February, 2020 (Perugia) We want to add a visual dimension to our project -> today we have recorded a video with our great teacher Scilla!!!
19 February, 2020 (Perugia) THE NARRATION: after the storytelling, the children were divided into small groups, with the task of narrating the story to each other! www.seedsoftellers.eu #GrimmSisters #atwork #seedsoftellers #workshop
06 February, 2020 (Perugia) We have chosen five tales, each according to a specific theme: heroes, family, fear, metamorphosis, fantastic creatures. Children listened and narrated these stories. In the next workshops, we will continue the narration and work on oral storytelling. We must publicise and promote this project, which has a very significant aim: to use oral storytelling as a support tool for dyslexic children, but in a context of absolute inclusion. So thank you to all those who help us and will help us spread the word!!!
05 February, 2020 (Perugia) Our workshops aim to explore the issue of dyslexia through different approaches, first and foremost the oral storytelling but also a series of manual and graphic activities with the aim of combining the oral and written word.
02 February, 2020 (Perugia) Tomorrow the last workshop with the first grade children. After constructing the "scenario", the children will "play" with the letters of the alphabet and the key words of the story chosen for our workshop of oracy. #gimmsisters #seedsoftellers #workshop #bookchildrenbook
24 January, 2020 (Perugia) Designing materials for our project! We will produce a series of educational sheets with concise information about the issues and challenges of the learning of oracy at school and set up an inclusive pedagogy, in order to provide teacher with practice pedagogical tools to implement in class.
05 December, 2019 (Vidin, Bulgaria) Some photos of the workshop "Червената шапчица" we made in the "Lyuben Karavelov" school to implement our project #SeedsOfTellers!!!
04 - 05 December, 2019 (Vidin, Bulgaria) Third transnational meeting of our project Seeds of Tellers A very warm welcome made by children of the Osnovno uchilishte "Lyuben Karavelov" school!!!
29 November, 2019 (Perugia) Continuing with the video test🎬 We are working on a new inclusive method of teaching that has orality at its core. In these months of study and work, we have had truly important and meaningful experiences, thanks also to the collaboration of many people. A special thanks to Marco Lucci who lent himself for this experience, providing us with his talent and narrative skills.
21 November, 2019 (Perugia) Today we made two workshops of oral storytelling with children! In addition to listening to and recording stories, we want to add a visual dimension to our project. The quality of oral is not only based on the voice alone, but also on body expression and the mastery of one's gestures! www.seedsoftellers.eu
20 November, 2019 (Perugia) We are preparing the workshop "Червената шапчица" for the school in Bulgaria!!!
26 August, 2019 (Perugia) Making some test of video with our beautiful storyteller Barbara 🙂 http://www.seedsoftellers.eu
18 July, 2019 (Perugia) I MUSICANTI DI BREMA JAZZ creative workshop by #GrimmSisters Well done everyone: the children, parents and teachers!!! A huge thank you to the Museo Capitolare Della Cattedrale Di San Lorenzo for welcoming us and to our "Sister" Chiara Basta for such an engaging storytelling 🙂
02 July, 2019 (Perugia) "I MUSICANTI DI BREMA JAZZ!" For our creative workshop we have chosen the beautiful setting of the Museo Capitolare Della Cattedrale Di San Lorenzo!!! During the event we will present our Erasmus+ project "Seeds of Tellers" 18 July at 17:00
02 July, 2019 (Perugia) Working on the presentation event of Seeds of Tellers project. Cooming soon...in Perugia!
5 - 6 June, 2019 (Perugia) Second transnational meeting of our project Seeds of Tellers
21 May, 2019 (Perugia) Testing our workshop for the project Seeds of Tellers at Montessori Primary School
29 March, 2019 Online meeting with our French Partner La Grande Oreille