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Author: Lucy Crichton

Graduated in Drama, Design and Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Lucy Crichton is a teacher, teacher trainer and storyteller who has given lectures and workshops around the world. She has been writing for the primary classroom since 2008 and has been involved in projects in South America, Europe and Asia. Lucy is the founder of The Secret Garden English School in Florianopolis, where she teaches children and teenagers using, music, art, drama, gardening and cooking. She has been living and teaching in Brazil since 1992.

The Story Within A Teacher’s Voice

2 June 2020 Lucy Crichton Young Learners 2 comments

Every teacher uses their voice to teach.  The tone and delivery of what you say to your students will become a familiar and comforting sound especially if you teach young learners. When you tell stories, you are using a powerful tool not only for teaching language, but also as a

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Setting the story stage

20 February 2020 Lucy Crichton Young Learners Leave a comment

If you’ve already told stories in your classroom, you’ll know just how magical it can be.  However, you might have also experienced a session where the students couldn’t concentrate properly or get engaged in the story you were trying to tell.  Below, you’ll find are a number of things that

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Connecting to your students through stories

26 November 2019 Lucy Crichton Young Learners 4 comments

How much do your students know about you? Are they curious about what you were like when you were their age? One of the best ways to start using storytelling in your classroom is to begin with a personal story about yourself. Children will be fascinated to see a photo

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Incorporating Stories into the Classroom

23 October 2019 Lucy Crichton Young Learners Leave a comment

One of the most powerful language experiences for a young child is to listen to a story. It can be a picture book, a personal story, an anecdote, a family joke, a whimsical poem, a song or an old fable. Whatever the style, we must remember that stories are like

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