It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story. ~Native American saying
(For Kids age 3-103!) The S.M.Art Stories™ program is specifically designed to support Social, Cultural & Literacy education, as well as positive character development, through interactive Storytelling. The program is infused with props, puppets, music and improvisation, presented in an inclusive, dynamic and fun, group participation format. The Magic Suitcase is aimed at ages 4-8, and Faraway Places is designed for older children ages 9-12. There is a variety of stories & themes to choose from.
What's Your Story?
Everyone has a story-and almost everyone enjoys listening to a story, not just for entertainment, but for learning.
For this reason, all of our children's programs use stories as a vehicle for not only physical and mental health, but also for promoting literacy, for encouraging inclusion, for supporting character development, cultural & social education.
A sensory experience can be created with words, props, music and instruments. Within these words & enhancements we travel to faraway places and meet characters & people whospeak to us on many levels.
Students are encouraged to be creative, spontaneous and add their own characters, details, solutions & endings to the stories, either orally or in their own art journals. In this way, the messages, concepts & lessons we want to send children are received loud and clear and in a non-threatening, non-judgmental manner
We hope you enjoy our Story Archive below and the accompanying activities. Feel free to download and share these. These stories can be used with the movements or without.
If you don't know the traditional movements or postures that are listed on the story sheet, then just let the kids create them by asking: "What would my body look like if I was a_______".
Movement & action-based learning helps bring a lesson to life!
Have fun exploring people, places and imagination!
Download our storytelling program Fact Sheet here.
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To book a storytelling program for your school or group please contact: bodylogique.info@gmail.com
Story & Activity Archive:
Note: These are older versions of our story downloads & there are some spelling errors and dead links, but they are still functional. We are in the process of editing, re-formatitting and compiling these into an e-book that we hope to have complete in time for "Back to School".
Be sure to check back for new uploads and for details on how to obtain a copy!
The Story of Atlas (Greece)
The Magic Paint Brush (China)
The Snake With the Big Feet (Native American)
The Magic Pear Tree (China)
The Tortoise & the Hare (Africa/Greece)
TIP: Encouraging children to write their alphabet, a journal or their own creative stories helps build a variety of important literacy, languae & cognitive skills!
Popular Story Themes:
The Rainforest
Fables & Folk Tales
The Ocean
Dinosaurs
Cultural Stories
Pajama Stories
The Polar Express
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