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Oral Storytelling Techniques

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Oral Storytelling Techniques

Children telling stories in a circle

📚 Part 1: Story Elements

1. What are the three main parts of a story? Circle the correct answers:

Character (who is in the story)

Setting (where and when the story happens)

Favourite colour

Plot (what happens - beginning, middle, end)

Weather

2. Which of these helps make storytelling more interesting for your audience?

Speaking in a quiet, flat voice

Using your voice, face, and hands to show excitement

Looking at the floor while telling your story

Speaking very fast so you finish quickly

3. Put these story parts in the right order by writing 1, 2, or 3:

_____ Middle (the problem or adventure happens)

_____ End (how the story finishes)

_____ Beginning (meet the characters and setting)

🎭 Part 2: Storytelling Techniques

4. Draw a picture of yourself telling a story. Show how you would use your face and hands to make it exciting:
5. Complete this sentence about good storytelling:

When I tell a story, I should use my __________ to change how I sound, my __________ to show feelings, and my __________ to help act out the story.

6. Think about your audience. How might you tell a story differently to:

Your baby brother: _________________________________

Your classmates: __________________________________

Your grandparents: ________________________________

✨ Part 3: Create Your Own Story

7. Plan a simple story by filling in these parts:

Character: Who is your main character? ________________

Setting: Where does your story happen? ________________

Beginning: How does your story start?

Middle: What problem or adventure happens?

End: How does your story finish?

8. Write three words that describe how you will use your voice when telling this story:

1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________

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