Fairy Poppilina believes BOOKS ARE MAGIC! "Stories take us away from the everyday and along the way, we LEARN, we FEEL and our minds and hearts EXPAND!" She offers four different literature-appreciation sessions, targeted towards K-2 (NSW) and Prep-2 (Qld). Fairy Poppilina re-defines 'performance storytelling', using a plethora of different techniques to enhance the storytelling experience for students (music, props, puppets, full characterisation + student interaction).
1. Suitable for Chidlren's Book Week - We know books are magic but .. do your students know that books [a] take us on enthralling adventures where we are taken to different places and meet characters with different faces (The Journey Home by Alison Lester), [b] develop empathy and deeper understanding of emotions and behaviour (Never Say No To A Princess by Tracey Corderoy) and, [c] we will always be able to enjoy books, no matter how rich or poor we are due to libraries (The Children Who Loved Books by Peter Carnavas). Fairy Poppilina’s Book Week bumper story session is a wonderful homage to everything books give us.
2.. Fairytales / Fractured Fairytale 'Goldilocks' (James Southby) + 'Goldie Socks And The Three Libearians'
Your students will become 'fairytale experts' by the end of this session, learning the answers to three magical questions: What is a fairytale? Where do fairytales come from? Why do we still need fairytales? Then an extraneous/performance retelling of Goldilocks. For grade 2 students studying 'fractured fairytales', there is the inclusion of a brief synopsis of the 'fractured fairytale' and a retelling of Goldie Socks And The Three Libearians.
3. Harmony Day In this session, your students will learn the explanation of harmony with Fairy Poppilina’s originally written. ‘Harmony’ song. Your students will then undertake a brief journey around the world, via the presentation of the story, ‘My Granny Went To Market’, where cultural differences are celebrated; from African dancing, to belly-dancing, to learning how to say cockroach in Spanish and the foods of Italy plus a circle Cossack dance. This session is sure to capture your students! There is subsequently the extraneous presentation of the story ‘Amelia Ellicott’s Garden’ by Lillian Stafford. This is a beautiful story about an older woman who, through a calamity, is forced to accept the diversity of her changing neighbourhood. Optional extra: crafting of a ‘harmony hug’.
4. Mindfulness / Resilience / What Makes You AwesoME: A session of how to Add To Your Own AwesoMeness and Spin Adversity Into Gold This session includes two powerful stories, ‘Dogs Don’t Do Ballet’ by Anna Kemp and ‘Noah Dreary’ by Aaron Blabey. Suitable for grades 1-3, your students will learn what it means to be resilient (through the retelling of Noah Dreary) and how important it is to remain true to yourself and fulfill your dream (through the retelling of Dogs Don’t Do Ballet). It is a session that will leave your students with lots of food for thought (and soul).
Fairy Poppilina is a delight to have for Children's Children's Week and, of course, in conjunction with many literature appreciation unit studies - she has become acquainted with a plethora of stories during her 15 year storytelling career . She also performs in public libraries.
"I never used to believe in fairies but, thanks to Fairy Poppilina, I do" Lina Crawford, Darlinghurst Public School
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