Nursery World - EYFS Activities - Musical Storytime: Mixing music and words

Music and storytelling are natural bedfellows, says Boogie Mites’ Sue Newman

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF STORYTELLING IN THE EARLY YEARS?

DO YOU KNOW CHILDREN WHO FIND IT CHALLENGING TO SIT STILL AT STORYTIME?

Listening at storytime is something that some children find easier than others. Do you use music to enliven storytime, increase attention span and derive additional developmental benefits?

The brain processes imagination in the same way as reality. Good stories include details and expressive words that make you not only understand where the characters are but how they feel. A good story is full of detail, metaphors and expressive characters that make our brain feel as if we ourselves are in the same situation as the character. This builds empathy and supports self-regulation skills.

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