crafty-tales.com
debisongs.com
For Teachers
EY/FS KS1 & KS2
Crafty-Tales classes offer interactive world folktales and cultural stories, songs, craft demonstration, and encouragement to re-tell or create stories.
Debi chooses stories to suit any age from EY/FS to KS 1 & KS2
Her interactive storytelling style has children completely captivated and willing to participate with words actions and songs, igniting their imagination she encourages creativity with craft techniques.
These classes support
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Language Development
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Personal, Social & Emotional Development
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Verbal, Communication and Fine motor skills
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Creative expression
While supporting teachers to cover curricular requirement.
Testimonials
​“Debi’s story telling is mesmerising. Our children were completely transfixed by her presence, voice and songs. They listened with anticipation and had a lot of fun joining in when invited. It was very refreshing to experience stories this way. After the story of Anansi, the children enjoyed making their own character props for the their own story telling. All in all, it was a such an engaging and inspiring experience learning experience for the children and staff.
CLASS OPTIONS
FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS & NURSERIES EY/FS KS1 KS2
OPTION 1 -
School's Access to recorded video of Crafty-Tales Classes
. Debi starts by sharing a story
. Presents craft demonstration of mask making, props or model of a character from the story
. Encouragement to retell the story or create an original story using the
made character in preparation for a display or extended class work
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OPTION 2 -
A visit from Debi to your school for one day/half day of
Crafty-Tales Classes
. Debi tells a number of world stories encouraging class participation
. Presents craft demonstration of mask making, props or model of a character from one of the stories.
. Encouragement to retell the story or create an original story
using the made character in preparation for a display or extended class work
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OPTION 3 -
A Visit from Debi to your Nursery for an age appropriate
Crafty-Tales Class
. Debi tells the children a world story and song.
. Presents age appropriate craft demonstration using very simple materials making masks props or models of a character from one of the stories.
. Encouragement to retell the story or create an original story
using the made characters as inspiration.
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OPTION 4 -
Access to recorded Crafty-Tales Storytelling and Craft Classes
aimed at Nurseries EY/FS
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OPTION 5
A visit from Debi to share her unique world Storytelling classes at Primary Schools and Nurseries
. Debi shares age appropriate stories and songs specialising in African and Afro-Caribbean stories, the majority of which contain songs and actions
. Class Discussion exploring the characters, plot, and message of the story
. Encouragement to retell the story and song or create their own stories.
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"Debi's presence is eagerly anticipated by the children and staff who are spellbound by her magical tales. She uses repetition in her stories allowing all the children to engage and participate. As they have grown in confidence they've become more interested in telling their own stories, which we feel has definitely impacted on their written as well as verbal skills". Ms Waterman
Information for Teachers
All Classes cover:-
. Cross-curricular topics or IPC units
. Cover Special events
. Special projects
Classes can support :-
. Literacy
. Art
. Music
. Drama
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All Classes contain Resources:-
. Access to pdfs of suggested materials and equipment.
. Supporting staff with planning – developing creative teaching resources / themes of work
. Special projects
. Topic-based activity
. Support to use the stories, songs, music and artwork in future lessons or for performances and displays.
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All Classes Increase confidence in
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Communication
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Language Development
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Physical Development
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Personal, Social & Emotional
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Expressive Arts
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Verbal, Communication and Fine motor skills
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Creative expression
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Impact of the class:-
. Progression of pupils’ skills throughout the term / year
. Inspired staff with the skills, confidence and resources
. Visible and vibrant creative school culture
The recognised values of these classes are that they allow the children to:-
. Become immersed in the stories and songs, which increases their willingness to participate, and in turn their confidence grows.
. Increase their knowledge of various cultures and social
issues through world stories
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. See that music helps the body and the mind work together
. Understand a narrative, igniting a passion for creating their
own stories and songs
. Create artwork, which enhances their focus and unlocks
their creativity as well as improve motor skills
. Embrace the creative, all inclusive atmosphere to gain a
sense of unity, freedom, self acceptance and self expression
Assets:-
These sessions cover many of the cross curricular requirements within literacy, music drama and art, and in addition:
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.The children's development is enhanced in the areas of
intellectual, social-emotional, fine and gross motor and language skills
Support pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
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Suggested Materials for Craft activity:-
It's not important to have all these material, only the ones marked in
red are particularly helpful
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Paper, light card,
recycled card (cereal packets etc.)
recycled paper (magazines, newspaper etc)
paper plates, coloured tissue paper, kitchen paper, paper tissues,
pipe cleaners, twigs, sticks, bbq skewers, paper straws,
wool, string, cotton
cotton wool fabric scraps, fake fur scraps
any stickers, gems, feathers
Pens, crayons, coloured pencils, paints(paint pens are great)
scissors (age appropriate)
cellotape, glue, masking tape
DATES AND OCCASIONS
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JANUARY
World Braille Day
World religion day
(3rd Sunday)
Big school garden watch
Burns Night
SOS Day
RSPB Big Garden bird watch weekend
JAN - FEB
Chinese New Year
National Storytelling week
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
FEBRUARY
UNICEF Day for change
Chinese New Year
Valentines Day
National nest box week
Shrove Tuesday Pancake day
International Mother Language Day
UNESCO Celebrate & promote cultural diversity
FEB-MARCH
Fairtrade Fortnight
(Understand where our food sources come from)
MARCH
ST David's Day (wales)
World Book Day(1st Thursday)
World Maths Day (1st Wednesday)
International Women's Day
St. Patricks Day (Ireland)
Mothers Day (Sunday)
World storytelling Day (Spring equinox)
1st Day of Spring (Spring Equinox)
Jewish: Passover
Hindu: Holi – celebrates the winter harvest
World Poetry Day
World Forest Day
World Day for water
World theatre Day
APRIL
International Children's Book Day
World Health Day
Islamic: Ramadan (importance of health & happiness)
Easter
World Homeopathy awareness week
Earth Day (inspire awareness/appreciation for the Earths environment)
St Georges Day
World Book Day
APRIL -MAY
National Pet Month
RSPCA week
MAY
National share a story month
International firefighters Day
Deaf awareness week
Europe Day
British Sandwich week
Walk to school week
Nice to nettle week
Friendship funday (raise £ for schools abroad)
JUNE
National insect week
World environment week (U.N awareness of world issues)
World Ocean Day
Recycling awareness week
Wrong trousers Day (£1 for children's Hospitals))
JULY
Children's Art Day
AUGUST
International Youth Day
Notting Hill Carnival
SEPTEMBER
National Organic Month
International Day for the preservation of the ozone layer
International Day of Peace
European Day of language
OCTOBER
Black History Month
International walk to school Day
World Animal week
World Space week
World Poetry Day
World smile Day
Everyone smile day
Halloween
NOVEMBER
National stress awareness Day
Guy Fawkes Night
Enterprise week
International day of tolerance
Universal Children's day
BBC children in need
World Hello day
Anti-bullying week
Road safety week
NOV-DEC
National tree week
DECEMBER
Winter Solstice
Christmas