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"Enjoyed by all. Extremely entertaining."
Comment about Miss Fairy's show by Libby Kayl, Tustin Community Preschool Director
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The Library Fairy ® arrives
on the stage or into a room straight from Witsy-wump! Fun music plays as she does a silly dance to get the kids
laughing. She explains she is called The Library Fairy ® because she loooooves books, stories and
libraries! Having their undivided attention, she dynamically performs
a folktale or two. The tales have themes in compassion,
individuality or beauty of the human spirit. The children then get a
chance to perform in Story Theater, embodying the journey of the characters
and lessons. The volunteers receive fun props and act out the story. Stories
are specifically gathered
from rich, diverse cultures and corners of the world to share their folklore. Spanish/English stories
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Stories and Story
Theater are designed to engage the children’s senses where they learn
and retain the most. Through costumes and theatrical play they open up
their imagination to endless possibilities, perspectives and self-
expression. Social roles, problem solving and theater terms are also
highlighted. Cultural and community awareness naturally occurs as they take
captivating adventures with fun characters from other lands. Songs and
background music are also included.
Literacy is taught in all programs by the
repetition and pun play of words, while storytelling itself becomes a
playground of words to teach creative use. Words from other languages
are used at times to expand language recognition. Most importantly,
children use their mind’s rich imagery during story time developing imagination and symbolic thinking. Rhythm, rhyme, cause and
effect and emotional development are all gained through the journey of story.
Storytelling
provides an oral rich environment: proven to
enhance reading readiness and emergent literacy. Click here
to view the research on the many positive effects in children who are exposed
to the oral tradition of storytelling! The storytelling program
is currently an approved, qualified provider for the Arts Community
Partnership Network (ACPN) sponsored by LAUSD. Content standards in
Theater Arts are applied giving children from hundreds of schools in the
District the opportunity to create and perform folklore from their
heritage. Click here for more information! Programs for auditorium
audiences are around 45 minutes each. Shows
are geared for both pre-school and elementary ages. 3-4 stories are told and
1-2 of them are Story Theater. Excited child volunteers come up and
help tell the story! The rest of the audience fully participates in
answering questions and joining in the call and response parts of the tales.
At the end they all learn the Story Soup Song… singing the
importance of everyone’s story!
Auditorium School
Performance Find out about the
popular Book Alive! TM ,
program: The Library Fairy performs her new children's book or books written
by other splendid authors. |
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Storytelling in its purity passes on powerful
lessons, literacy and links to our history. In telling and retelling these
stories children gain language, social skills and confidence. Storytelling gives children a bridge: Yippee! |
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The fiscal sponsor of The Library Fairy ® is
the National Storytelling Network. NSN is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt,
501(c)(3) organization serving the national storytelling community.
Contributions made to NSN and earmarked for The Library Fairy ® are sent here, and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by
law. For more information about NSN, contact: www.storynet.org .
Click here to
make a donation to our ongoing storytelling and literacy efforts.
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