We are helping Schools and Nurseries celebrate National Share-a-Story Month by giving away one of our fantastic Storytelling Chairs.
National Share-a-Story Month is an annual event which is organised by The Federation of Children’s Book Groups. This event aims to bring children and stories together, using the power of storytelling and story sharing.
Why is Storytelling Important?
Storytelling in Primary Schools and Nurseries has many benefits:
- Encourages Creativity, allowing the child to use their imagination, but also promotes free thinking.
- Increases verbal skills, introduces children to new words, and solidifies pronunciation.
- Increases understanding of a topic, therefore, it allows the storyteller to bring the subject to life in new ways.
- Increases a child’s attention span, even younger more fidgety children will be more engaged because they anticipate the next chapter of the story.
Storytelling – Further Information and Resources
Also, you can find other great sources of information and ideas around storytelling. Here are a few we have picked for you:
Creating an Outdoor Story Time Area
Because we appreciate the importance of reading, we can help you design a Nursery, EYFS, Key Stage 1 & 2 outdoor storytelling area. It doesn’t have to be a large space, with lots of fixed equipment. Often the best spaces are those tucked away in a quiet corner. Sometimes all you need is a comfortable section of artificial grass or an all-weather outdoor play carpet to sit on to enjoy a story.
The best playground spaces are flexible. Our team designs playgrounds to accommodate formal outdoor teaching and also a small group of two or three to sit together and share their favourite stories
To create a more formal area with furniture, you may want to consider our range of storytelling seating which includes, rubber-topped mushrooms, portable grass-topped seating cubes, and storytelling benches. We also have a range of outdoor shades and playground shelters to protect children from the elements
Read all about the recent Story Telling area we helped create for this Primary School in Whitnash, Royal Leamington Spa.
The Competition
For May 2020, we are giving all UK mainland-based Schools and Nurseries the chance to win their very own Storytelling Chair – pictured here.
How Do You Enter?
This is a Facebook prize draw To enter simply follow these instructions:
- Head over to our Facebook page – by clicking on the Facebook logo below
- Find the post (pinned to the top of the page)
- Comment the name of the School or Nursery that you would like to win the prize
- Like the post
Terms & Conditions
The following standard terms and conditions apply: Entry is open to a maximum of 5 nominations for Schools and/or Nurseries. This prize giveaway is organised and operated by The School Playground Company Ltd and is not associated with Facebook. This is a UK Mainland prize giveaway. Any nominations outside of the UK mainland will be removed. Entries/nominations must be posted on The School Playground Company Facebook Page’s specific post. Closing date is Friday 29th May 2020 and the winners will be drawn on Wednesday 3rd June 2020. The winning nomination will be notified by email The prize (Timber Storytelling Chair – image above) will include delivery with kerbside offload and may need positioning by the winner. The prize will be delivered to the winning entry within our standard delivery lead time of 4-6 weeks.
The School Playground Company
We offer a free no-obligation advice, design, and quotation service. Contact us to discuss your next School Playground Project or book an appointment with a member of our team.
