Message to Educators

Welcome, educators! You are an integral part of a child's social and intellectual development. The StoryBus program is a wonderful opportunity for you to provide your students with a fun and informative learning process. The program works in conjunction with you to make the experience the best it can be for the students. We have a great group of educators who are currently a part of the program and we are always excited to have new schools and centers sign up to engage their preschool and kindergarten children.

As a participant of the StoryBus program, your class will develop their early literacy skills through fun activities, all of which tie into a single story. By centering on a single, familiar story throughout the semester, you 'll intensify the experience for your students. This is intended to help the children better recall the lessons. Everything ties together in a way they can understand-a way that helps them to develop their critical-thinking skills.

It's also more enjoyable for the children. Just as they get excited about playing the same game over and over, they become excited by the repetition of weaving the same story into their activities throughout the semester. It makes all aspects of learning particularly memorable, whether it is reading the story, writing alternate story endings, counting cups of flour to make the Red Hen's bread, mapping the Gingerbread Man's route, or developing internal personal skills by problem-solving how the Wolf could become friends with the Pigs.

The StoryBus itself will also visit a public venue in your neighborhood one weekend each semester. Encourage your parents to bring their children-it's a great culminating event, and a great opportunity for your parents to learn activities they can do at home to help their children develop their early literacy skills!

The StoryBus is just waiting to educate and inspire you! Please contact us if you'd like to bring the StoryBus program to your school, center, library or community event.