Category Archives: Storytelling/Song Ideas

Any ideas for stories and how they should be written, or what they should be written about, goes here.

Personal Safety

Posted on November 7, 2008 by hdh

I’ve been an advocate for teaching Personal Safety in schools for most of my teaching career. In the district that I worked in, I had little success. Other than when an unknown car stops children on the road, does it … Continue reading →

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About writing

Posted on June 19, 2008 by hdh

Recently I ran into an author/illustrator of books, Richard Torrey. I’ve been acquainted with him for years, ever since I had his daughter in my class. We got to talking about storytelling and writing. He was in the process of … Continue reading →

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You never know who’s watching!

Posted on March 14, 2008 by hdh

It’s the nature of a good storyteller/writer to be a good listener and watcher. I don’t mean in the sense of when someone is talking to you that you should focus on what they’re saying, maintain eye contact, become involved … Continue reading →

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Story help

Posted on February 7, 2008 by hdh

I’m working on a story that I wrote year’s ago and want to make into a telling version. I would appreciate it if you could look at it and help me revise it. I’d be grateful for any revisions and/or … Continue reading →

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Tales for 2

Posted on November 19, 2007 by hdh

Telling stories on my own requires a lot of work. I have to find the story I like, decide for what audience it will fit, learn the text of the story and then craft it to become a telling tale. … Continue reading →

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Remember that song

Posted on October 17, 2007 by hdh

If I asked you to tell me one song that you remember singing in school when you were young, what would you answer? For me it is the “Remember Your Name And Address” song that I learned when I was … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Story

Posted on June 25, 2007 by hdh

As I build upon the repertoire of stories that I tell, I constantly step back to watch how they evolve. The first part of telling a story is finding the one that you want to tell. In some instances it’s … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Fire? A telling version.

Posted on May 4, 2007 by hdh

A few months ago, I wrote an entry about when I was 5 years old and pulled a fire alarm (see Where’s the Fire?) I have since decided that I want to tell this as personal story. That brings out … Continue reading →

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What will you remember 20 years from now?

Posted on February 16, 2007 by hdh

One of the scenarios that I put interviewing teacher candidates in when I was on interviewing committees was, “Pretend that we hired you, and you’ve now been teaching here for 20 years. You run into one of your ex-students from … Continue reading →

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Personal Stories – Using Story Prompts

Posted on January 23, 2007 by hdh

Finding ideas to write about in your own personal past is sometimes difficult to do. I’ve listened to a number of tellers, who tell stories about their childhood and their families and events that happened in their lives. I’ve often … Continue reading →

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