“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
Albert Einstein
Programs for PK through High School
School programs are designed to support state standards and classroom instruction. Customized programs and workshops are also available. They can be scheduled for specific grade levels or multi-age assemblies. District discount available for multiple bookings.
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PROGRAMS FOR PK – 5th grade
Listen, Learn, Write!
Help 4th grade students prepare for the Florida Writes exam by experiencing the constructs of writing in the oral tradition. This program demonstrates the components of effective narrative writing as defined in the Sunshine State Standards, FCAT rubric and NCEE performance standards.
It Pays to be Good!
Reinforce your character education program with stories that highlight the cause and effect relationship between choices and consequences. One well-told story is worth a thousand disciplinary lectures!
Stories From Around the World
Take your students on a trip around the word. This program offers multi-cultural folklore, introduced in the context of the originating country or culture.
Listening to Literacy: Stories to Encourage Reading
Inspire students to read by listening to the story first then seeking the published text. Featuring characters such as Anasi the Spider and Jack or cultural variations students are led down a different path toward literacy and reading.
Genre Jive
Expose students to rich variations in literary style with genre. Students experience folktales, fairytales, myth, tall tales, legends and biographies through the oral tradition of storytelling. Stories are introduced with a brief explanation of the genre.
Title 1 Parent Involvement – Family Focus on Reading
Bring your school families together for an evening of stories and an important message. Learning to read and write must be encouraged at home. Parents are offered tips for helping the classroom teacher build literacy skills. An engaging, entertaining educational parent involvement program!
StoryParty
Kick off the year, celebrate achievements or milestones like the conclusion of the FCAT with a fun event reinforcing many Sunshine State Standards.
PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
Classics Alive
Stories by classic authors come alive in spoken word, inspiring a new perspective and interest towards Twain, O’Henry, Poe, Chaucer and others.
Listening to the Past
Historical events and characters are presented in the context of their story. Carefully researched and historically accurate, these stories are sure to engage students and lay a foundation for classroom discussion. Story options include:
1800-1860 The Early Abolitionists
1860-1900 The Civil War, Reconstruction and Florida
1900-1930 WWI, Suffrage and Prohibition
1930-1953 WWII, The Great Depression and McCarthyism
1941-1945 WWII in the South Pacific
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