About+this+Project

This project grew out of an extended unit on storytelling in the Library with Lauren's class of fourth and fifth graders. Librarians Cheryl & Alisa partnered to adapt a storytelling course that we took with the renowned storytelling expert Judy Freeman at Pratt Institute in the summer of 2009. We adapted many of the methods that we learned in the class for elementary school students. The project will culminate in these fourth and fifth graders, the "seniors" of our school, performing their stories to an audience of younger children. This collection of podcasts is a way of reaching the school-wide community and also preserving the stories the students have worked hard to learn.