Tag: North East Storytelling

STORY CREATION WORKSHOPS AT GILCOMSTOUN PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Here are some photos from my story creation project with Gilcomstoun Primary School. Primaries 1 – 7 and I created 6 stories about their learner dispositions – Bravery, Collaboration, Creativity, Determination, Motivation and Independence. What a wonderfully creative bunch!!

Class after class I was impressed by the pupils energy, creativeness and fun 😁

Their stories included – a brave cook, a mystical bracelet, a kraken on top of Marischal College, neolithic farming, a poisonous platypus, and of course an alien toddler saving the day!

The pupils will be drawing the (super) heroes from their stories and I can’t wait to see them. Thanks all at Gilcomstoun Primary for such a wonderful story creation experience! 😃

If your school has learner characteristics/dispositions and you’d like your pupils to work with a storyteller to create some stories – please contact me. Details in the “contacts” page

(Images are from the Gilcomstoun Primary Twitter Page.)

What’s going on?

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I have been a very silent Storyteller on the socials this last wee while!

But silence doesn’t mean I’ve been sleeping. (Definitely not. I’ve been told by the small that I tell stories in my sleep)

Instead I’ve been busy closing out/working on a few projects – such as the fantastic story creation sessions at Gilcomstoun Primary School, my #liveliterature residency at Turriff Academy … and of course preparing for the Summer’s festivals!

I’ve got 3 big new stories (not just wee stories, big stories) for my sessions at the Green Futures Field and Kidz Field at Glastonbury and already I’m looking at new stories for Halloween.

Busy busy indeed! 😃

Turriff Academy Live Literature Residency – Bothy Ballads

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We’ve had some brilliant work from the S2 Students at Turriff Academy of late!

I asked them to write a “Bothy Ballad” based on their own lives. You can read them at our blog for the Turriff Academy #LiveLiterature Residency here – https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/as/turriffacademyliveliterature/

My friend Natalie Chalmers, a bothy ballad singer, was up at the weekend and had a read over what we’ve had from the pupils so far. She recorded a wee message for the pupils which you can view here – 🙂

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A Story and a Craft at HANDSS

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My Wee Imp and I joined our friends at HANDSS yesterday evening for a story and a craft!

I told the tale of an Armenian woman (a total hero who is a teacher and a weaver) who refuses to marry a prince unless he “gets a real job” – he becomes a weaver and that ends up saving his life. The story was followed up by a wee bit of simple weaving.

Here are some photos courtesy of HANDSS.

Turriff Academy True Stories

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It’s a snow day today, so no Live Literature visit to Turriff Academy for me today

Instead I’ve been reading over the fantastic work done by the two S2 classes!

One of the homework tasks they’ve been set is to go off and speak to family member or friend to find out some of their own stories.

Pupils asked questions like “What’s the naughtiest thing you did as a child?”

“What was school like when you were younger?”

“Do you have any stories of petty revenge?

“What news story do you particularly remember?”

We’ve had some amazing responses which will be posted on the S2′ Live Literature Residency Blog which you can find here – blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/turriffacademyliveliterature/

A photo of some of the handwritten stories submitted by S2 pupils at Turriff Academy

Upcoming Events

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After a few days recovering from coughs and sneezes, I’m catching up with my upcoming events!

Here’s one I’m looking forward to – on the 5th March I’ll be joining the stallholders at the Witches’ Market which will runs from 11am to 3pm and is held upstairs at the Holburn Bar (junction of Holburn Street and Great Southern Road).

I’ll be telling stories between 1pm and 2pm and (like the market!) all are welcome. Stories will be suitable for all ages (2 to 102. If you’re over 102, you can tell us a story!) and the theme will be “Unexpected Heroes”

Either side of my storytelling, I’m looking forward to having a look at all the beautiful, shiny and handcrafted things on sale!

Hope to see you there!

Two Live Literature Events!

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I have been totally rubbish at posting since Spectra – probably still coming down after all those Irn Bru Jelly Babies 🤣

But I have been busy!

I’ve had two #LiveLiterature visits from @scottishbooktrust
One at Kemnay Academy – where we spoke about boulder hurling giants and other local myths and legends. Of course I forgot to get a photo!
But I did manage to get a photo at Charleston Library 😃 Here’s the P6s from the local school (who knew all about Gardieloo!)
Thankyou librarians, teachers and pupils for two fantastic visits!!

Pauline and the P6 class from Charleston Primary School pose for the camera.