Post on 20-Jan-2016
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Dan Keding shared stories and songs at South Shores School.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
He visited all grades and every
class listened intently.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Can you tell we had a lot of fun!
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
We really liked his songs and his explanation of the guitar.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Can you feel the vibration
on the guitar?
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Mr. Keding worked with students on writing a reader’s theatre.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Folk tales and writing go hand in hand!
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
We learned a “courting” song that rhymed colors…
we couldn’t stump him!
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
He taught
us what a
“jump” tale is!
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
We heard folk tales
from around
the world.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
On the last day we had assemblies.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Our writers performed their reader’s theater story.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Mr. Keding told different stories and introduced us to the banjo and its
history.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Mr. Keding told us how important it is
to learn new things…a stranger taught him
to play the spoons. He showed us how so we could learn.
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Thank you Decatur Public Schools Foundation for making Mr. Keding’s visit possible!
South Shores Hosts Storyteller
Learning folktales from around the world…
Another way South Shores students
open the door to the future!