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A 25 Day Storytelling-Schedule, Large Calendar, Calendar Activities, Step-by-Step Guide, Instructions, Storytelling Assessment, and Printable Story Templates
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Instructions: Assembling the Calendar Option 1- Use our pre-made Calendar Print pages 8-16 (single sided)- Cut and assemble CoAuthor Calendar Print pages 17-24 (double sided)- Cut, fold, and assemble odd numbered gift days. and seal by taping the gift closed with the circle number. Tape all sealed gifts to the odd numbered blank spaces on the CoAuthor Printable Calendar.
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Option 2- Create your own Calendar Print page 25 (single sided)- Cut squares for the even days on your calendar Print pages 17-24 (double sided)- Cut, fold, and assemble odd numbered gift days. and seal by taping the gift closed with the circle number. Tape all sealed gifts and even numbered quotes to your poster.
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Instructions: 1) Starting on Day 1, invite your child to open the first CoAuthor gift! Make sure to have your iPad ready. The calendar is set up so that you can complete up to three CoAuthor stories per week. In the middle of the week, the gift is labeled "Anything." At any point, if they don't like the proposed option in their gift, they can choose any other template from the rest of the weeks or do the Anything Else template.
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Important Note: When in the app, click on "Tell Me A Story" to access all of the story telling templates included in the calendar.
2) Act out the story with your child after you are done with your story and after designing your book covers. Use the Child-Adult Storytelling Step-by-Step guide to help you as you CoAuthor stories with your child.
3) Can't download CoAuthor? No worries, you can use the printable stories at the end of this document. Printable by CoAuthor - www.coauthorapp.com
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Storytelling Assessment Narrative Development And Connectivity: Level 1: Describes a situation Level 2: One or 2 events occur Level 3: Sequence of events (more than 2 events that happen in a logical sequence) (the reasoning is implied)
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Level 4: Events are linked to each other with words like “because or so� (the child is explaining the reasoning)
Child-Adult Interaction:
Level 1: Child states their ideas without responding to adult input
Level 2: Child is reluctant to state ideas and adult is suggesting most of the ideas Level 3: Child is confident in their ideas and is able to use adult input to expand and extend those ideas; there is a smooth back and forth of.
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Character Development:
Level 1: Characters just appear, no action Level 2: Characters do actions but reasons are not explored Level 3: Characters have stated motivations for their actions Level 4: Characters’ emotions and relationships are described and connected to their actions
How to use: to look for milestone markers for your child's development, you can use this assessment after the completion of every coauthored story and assess how they do over time. Keep in mind: A) Typical development has wide variation. B) Children make advances and then seem to regress, so it's normal for your child to tell stories all over the place regarding this rubric. C) Story structure is a cultural artifact, this rubric works for EuropeanAmerican/middle class populations, but might not be relevant for other cultural groups. Printable by CoAuthor - www.coauthorapp.com
"Children learn as they play. most importantly in play children learn how to learn." -O. F. Donaldson
“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.” -A.A. Milne
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"The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice." -P. O'Mara
A Good Friend
“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -J. Marine
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"What we learn becomes a part of who we are." -K. Jeffords
“...teach children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning." Favorite Food -C. Dweck
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Things I'm Grateful For
"The quickest way for a parent to get their child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable." -L. Olinghouse
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"Children will listen to you after they feel listened to." -J. Welsen
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“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” -A. Einstein
“All things are difficult before they are easy.” -T. Fuller
“Every mistake you make is progress.” -Unknown Wild Animals
“Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it with training.” Things You Like to Do -Carol Dweck
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Our schedule invites you to tell a story with your child, 2 days per week. But you should feel free to change it so that it works for you. Research shows that when this practice is a consistent part of your routine, it has language and cognitive benefits for your child. What's marked as Anything in the schedule is an open-ended template on CoAuthor. It’s a plan B in case your child doesn’t like the proposed story options in the schedule.
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Our schedule invites you to tell a story with your child, 2-3 days per week. But you should feel free to change it so that it works for you. Research shows that when this practice is a consistent part of your routine, it has language and cognitive benefits for your child. What's marked as Anything in the schedule is an open-ended template on CoAuthor. It’s also always a plan B in case your child doesn’t like the proposed story options in the schedule.
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