Helicopter Stories: How do we act out a list story?
If you are wondering how to act out a list, or one word Helicopter Story, then this blog will help. We explore how the type of ‘Asks’ or questions…
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Helicopter Stories: Creating a Classroom Community
Helicopter Stories has the power to create communities. As they join together for the acting out their hearts beat as one. This blog reveals the scien…
Celebrating Writing from Various Positions
When children choose to write, they might lie on the floor, or lean against a wall. They may rest the paper on their knees, or on a clipboard, and som…
Scribing Helicopter Stories: Part 2 – Creating a Record
In part 2 of this blog we explore how even when we scribe verbatim, grammatically correct language can still be modelled during the acting out, and we…
Scribing Helicopter Stories: Part 1 – Creativity
Scribing verbatim is a vital part of Helicopter Stories, capturing children’s unique voices and creativity however they choose to express it. Part 1…
Keeping a Record of Children’s Helicopter Stories
In this blog we dive into the archive to look at the different types of books and paper have used over the years to scribe Helicopter Stories. We expl…
Leading the Acting Out of Helicopter Stories- Asks
Yesterday I visited a nursery where the Helicopter Stories approach had not been working. The moment I got the email about the setting, I knew…
