{"id":150000000802,"date":"2021-01-04T19:53:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/highland-glen-pearland\/?p=150000000802"},"modified":"2021-01-04T19:53:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:53:02","slug":"encouraging-your-preschoolers-inner-storyteller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/highland-glen-pearland\/2021\/01\/04\/encouraging-your-preschoolers-inner-storyteller\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging Your Preschooler\u2019s Inner Storyteller"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150000000803 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/highland-glen-pearland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2021\/01\/Storytelling.jpg\" alt=\"Encouraging Your Preschooler\u2019s Inner Storyteller at Highland Glen, preschool, childcare, daycare\" width=\"4838\" height=\"2721\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storytelling is a way that people share meaningful personal and cultural narratives, whether through oral delivery or through other means, such as pictorial chronicles, musical arrangements, and written documents. One of the earliest ways that parents communicate with their children is through storytelling, and shared personal and family stories can become a rich source of encouragement and identity for a child. The National Council of Teachers of English recommends that parents encourage their children to grow as storytellers through simple everyday conversations and activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preschoolers and Storytelling<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Invite your child to narrate a family outing, or ask for details about your little one\u2019s play with a favorite panda bear or monster truck. Or, ask some \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201cwhy\u201d questions during the reading of a beloved book, such as, \u201cWhy did the central character make that choice?\u201d and, \u201cWhat would you do in this situation?\u201d You can <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/getreadytoread.org\/early-learning-childhood-basics\/early-literacy\/understanding-beginning-writing-skills-in-preschoolers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">encourage your preschooler\u2019s inner storyteller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in simple ways by engaging in creative conversation with your little one during time together!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ways to Encourage Your Preschooler\u2019s Inner Storyteller<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Talk about Sensory Details<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore experiences with your child by talking about the five senses. What did your little one see or hear? How would your preschooler describe the smell, taste, or touch of something? Narrate your own experiences in the same way to provide a model for storytelling rich in sensory details!<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask Open-Ended Questions<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delve deeper into the what\u2019s and why\u2019s of a story by asking open-ended questions and discussing ideas together. Use a well-known storybook as a starting point, or perhaps bring up these questions during play with your child!<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Capture and Share Stories<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take dictation as your child narrates a story to include in a card to a grandparent or as part of a journal entry. Ask sensory and open-ended questions to prompt further elaboration, and read back through the story together!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you enjoyed this blog and want to read more, click below for our blog from last month!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/highland-glen-pearland\/2020\/12\/07\/indoor-activities-for-preschoolers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indoor Activities for Preschoolers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to learn more about<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/highland-glen-pearland\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kids \u2018R\u2019 Kids Learning Academy of Highland Glen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> located in Pearland, Texas? Our mission is to provide secure, nurturing, and educational environments for children ages 6 weeks \u2013 12 years. 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