What happens when a storyteller really knows how to captivate a room?
Something magical happens.📖✨
A hush falls over the crowd, not because they’re told to be quiet, but because they 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 to listen. Eyes widen, bodies lean in, and for a few fleeting moments, the real world melts away.
It’s not just about the words on a page, but instead, it’s about how they’re told. The rhythm, the pauses, the rise and fall of a voice that pulls you in and holds you there. This is what we as educators strive to achieve each time we gather around to tell a story.📚
And children? They don’t just listen. They absorb. They step inside the story and live it. They become the curious adventurer, the brave hero, the mischievous troublemaker. Their imagination expands, their emotions spark, and their connection to language deepens.🧠
In that moment, a story is transformed into a bridge to wonder, to understanding, to a love of stories that can last a lifetime. This is the power of storytelling. And when done right, it changes 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.
