The Magic of Storytelling

Posted On: 15 May 2021 | 10:32:pm

Storytelling is a type of creative expression in which one’s imagination is expressed through words. To narrate a story that keeps the listeners engaged until the end, interactive words and actions with tone variations are needed. A good storyteller often stimulates the listener’s active imagination, allowing them to participate in the story’s development.

Learning can become 10x times easier if the storytelling process has been great which involves there was enough engagement and expressions.

Dance, puppetry, musicals, comedy, poetry, and other ways of storytelling can all be used to tell stories. To master this ability, you’ll need patience, perseverance, and many trial-and-error attempts.

The power of Storytelling

Aside from being amusing, stories have a slew of advantages for kids and help in their overall growth. If you are reading a story from a novel, narrating a personal memory, or recreating the plot of their favorite movie, your storytelling will have a lasting effect on them as they grow up.

Here are a few more advantages of storytelling especially for the kids:

1. Instils virtues and morality in children: Children are influenced greatly by stories. Via persuasive stories, they will learn to be honest, truthful, grateful, and many other virtues. Any concept of value can be taught to children seamlessly with the help of an expressive expression. 

2. Cultural understanding: Culture plays an important role, and children right from their young age must understand the importance of culture. Stories can be used to keep children attached to their heritage while also teaching them about their history and practices. Stories, like traditions, differ from one country to the next. Stories from home and abroad will teach the child to understand the diversity that exists in the world. 

3. Improves listening skills: To fully appreciate the plot, one must pay close attention to the narrator. A successful storytelling session will help a child develop his or her listening skills.

4. Inspires Curiosity: Pausing a story at a particularly interesting point makes the listener curious to hear what happens next. It stimulates children’s curiosity and encourages them to ask questions, which aids in their learning, development, and growth. When the story is told interestingly, teachers and parents can manipulate to put their word out, in a creative way. 

5. Inspires creativity: It’s one thing to be curious, but it’s quite another to be creative. A well-told tale transports you to different locations across the globe, both true and mythical. Listeners’ creativity and imaginative thinking are aided by stories that contain elements of fantasy and magic.

6. Helps with focus: Listening to stories can help with attention span and concentration.

7. Introduces new vocabulary: When you use a new language every time you tell a story, children pick up on it and try to figure out what it means. This aids in the development of their vocabulary.

8. Facilitates the learning process: Stories have a special way of facilitating the learning process, both academically and personally. Storytelling will involve children in an imaginative learning experience that makes even the most difficult topics understandable.