101 Games That Teach Storytelling Skills($19.95Value)

Description

Guide your group to experience and learn about storytelling through play with 101 Games That Teach Storytelling Skills. This dynamic book is full of skillfully crafted games that can be used with any group young or old, seasoned or beginner, campers or workshop participants, and everyone in between. The essential skills for storytelling include facial expressions, gestures, enthusiasm, imagination, word selection, powers of observation, and more the games in this book are designed to make learning and practicing these skills luminous and fun. This book is well organized and can be used with ease to develop or supplement a variety of creative programs. Anthony Burcher is an award-winning professional storyteller. He also teaches for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and has directed summer camp programs, particularly drama camps. He has written and directed more than 12 Christian youth musicals. Michelle Mike Burcher has directed Presbyterian camps for over 25 years and is the director of the Makemie Woods Camp and Conference Center. As a Presbyterian minister, she has also served as a small church pastor and campus minister. Together, the Burchers have more than 50 years of experience in recreation leadership and storytelling. They have taught numerous workshops about leadership, storytelling, sharing faith stories, and working with children with ADHD. Married for over 30 years, they have two grown children and care for a menagerie of critters.