Nature as Inspiration for Oral Storytelling with Preschoolers by Nicole Fravel I’m a big fan of oral storytelling in early childhood. I enjoy retelling stories from memory and making up original stories based on real past events or pure fantasy, and I encourage the children to engage in storytelling as well. Benefits of Oral Storytelling Picture books are fabulous, and of course we use them daily in the classroom. Oral storytelling without the aid of print to read or pictures

Good Mad Choices by Janai Mestrovich, M.S. Aka Grandma Boom “What do you do when you are mad?” I asked a group of kindergarten children. A blonde headed boy raised his hand quickly, leaning forward to catch my attention. I asked him to share. What he said brought sadness to my heart. “It's so bad I can't share what I do.” His head tilted downward as he shared, staring at the floor before looking back up at me with a grimace on his face. It wasn't the time or place to invite m