3 Engaging Narrative and Storytelling Activities

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Do you use stories in your classroom? Do you have some engaging ways for students to, well, engage with those stories? In this third episode of the CI Toolbox series, we look at storytelling and narrative-based activities that hook students through emotion, curiosity, and creativity. You’ll learn how to deliver compelling stories, co-write summaries with students, and use video clips as interactive narratives, all while keeping input comprehensible and student-centered.

Topics in this Episode:

• Stories provide context, emotion, and predictability. The foundation for language acquisition. They build engagement and allow us to recycle high-frequency structures meaningfully.
• Story Listening: Deliver rich input by telling stories live, with built-in visual and physical support.
• Write and Discuss: Reinforce and recycle the story language through co-created written text.
• Clip Chat: Turn short video clips into interactive storytelling experiences.
• Ep 218: 6 Activities for Interaction and Discussion in the Language Classroom
• Ep 222: 6 Reading and Writing Activities in the CI Classroom
• CI Toolbox

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