activity 03

S T O R Y T E L L I N G

S t o n e s

AIM OF THIS ACTIVITY |

✿  To spark pupils' creativity and imagination through the usage of storytelling stones.

✿  To encourage pupils to create their own stories.

LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY |

✿  Low 

✿  Intermediate

✿ ACTIVITY GUIDE ✿ 

COLLECT THE MATERIALS

Paper

Markers and Pencils

Stones

Scissors

Tape

Color Pencils

Highlighters

CREATE THE STONES : A STEP BY STEP GUIDE

STEP 01

Place a stone on a piece of paper and outline it.

STEP 02

Draw the characters inside the outline of the stone.

STEP 03

Use markers to accentuate the lines and colors for fun.

STEP 04

Cut out the drawing of the character using a pair of scissors.

STEP 05

Stick the cut-out of the character on the stones using tape.

STEP 06

Repeat step 01 to step 05 until finished. Now you are ready to start the storytelling session.

✿ Watch the storytelling demonstration for visual guidance.

START THE ACTIVITY

1. The teacher starts the activity by narrating the tale of Sang Kancil and the Crocodiles using storytelling stones.

SANG KANCIL AND THE CROCODILES

using storytelling stones

Storytelling demonstration

ACTIVITY SCRIPT

Storytelling technique

The narration for retelling this famous Malaysian folklore uses the In Media Res technique as it begins at the climax with Sang Kancil, surrounded by crocodiles in the heat of the action. The story then starts at the beginning to explain how he got there. 

AUTHOR'S NOTE |

✿  Please note that the tale may differ from its original narration as the author has adapted the story to accommodate the activity and the level of pupils in the primary ESL classroom. 

2. Divide pupils into small groups and have them retell the story of Kancil and Crocodile in their own words using the stones. The teacher should encourage them to use the vocabulary and sentence structures they have learned during the storytelling session.

3. Have a class discussion about the story. Ask the pupils questions such as ‘What did you like about the story?’, ‘Who is your favorite character and why?’, ‘What did you learn from the story?’ and so on. 

4. Teacher ends the activity by encouraging the pupils to use storytelling stones in future storytelling sessions.

REFERENCES

All pictures and animations were made by Auni Qistina Binti Azrul using Canva. 

https://www.canva.com/

Currie, J. (2020, February 2). Homemade Story Stones. Happy Hooligans. https://happyhooligans.ca/story-stones/

Sang Kancil Counts the Crocodiles - Malaysian folktale. (n.d.). World of Tales. https://www.worldoftales.com/Users_folktales/Sang_Kancil_Counts_the_Crocodiles.html#gsc.tab=0

Vedats. (n.d.). 8 classic storytelling techniques. Norsensus. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://norsensus.no/storydown/storytelling-techniques