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Storytelling Leader: What You Do Storytelling scripts involve every child to make storytelling memorable, engaging, active, and fun! Though this site is called Storytelling, these are no mere stories! You are sharing the true Word of God. Preparation Read the Bible accounts, the five lesson guides, and the Leader Devotions (Director USB) so you can tell the Word of God accurately and communicate the daily themes. Separate this guide into leaflets: one for each lesson, this information leaflet, and the Early Elementary Leaflets pages. As you prepare your set and props, get helpful resources from the Director USB as well as Decorating and Site-Training Videos at cph.org/vbs2020. Pray Ask God to bless your work. Ask Him to prepare the hearts of the families and children you'll reach, that His Word would take effect in them and accomplish His purposes for them. Jesus saves the world! Your Attitude and Energy Stories work best if you are an active, involved, enthusiastic storyteller. Use lots of excitement, voice inflection, and dramatic gestures in your presentations. As you tell these exciting accounts, keep the kids' attention and interest by walking around the story area to direct action and point to characters and props. Help kids hear, see, touch, smell, move, think, and feel— because they learn and remember best using all those God-given ways. Acting Out Bible Stories and Assigning Parts These five Bible stories are great to act out! The scripts direct how to assign parts for storytelling. Ask kids to listen carefully and act their parts. Prompt them when it is their turn to speak or act. After giving instructions, move characters to their starting places. During the story, help kids know what to do by pointing to them to get ready to speak and for them to come, go, stand, or sit. Do the actions with the kids if they need help and encouragement. Focus on the Bible Account Relax and enjoy your time with the children. They love learning about Jesus, our Savior, in engaging, active ways. You are part of a team of Site Leaders who are working together to make sure the children get the lesson's message! The goal of your site is to relate the Bible story account, so keep that as your focus! Using the Lesson Leaflets and Coloring Pages To provide engaging review and application activities, use the Elementary Leaflets (for children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade). If your Teams are divided by ages, use Early Elementary Leaflets for children who have completed kindergarten through second grade and Elementary Leaflets for those who have completed third through fifth grade. Team Leader Pages (Director USB) provide answers to the questions and guidance for the activity. Suggestions are given for using the Coloring Pages as a Bible story review with younger children. Look the Part Capture kids' interest by dressing as a rainforest researcher: cargo pants, T-shirt, wide-brimmed floppy tan hat, and hiking boots/shoes. Wear a cross necklace if possible. Recruit Help Having helpers to handle props and direct student actors can make for a better and easier presentation. Practice together beforehand so everyone knows their part. Helpers can wear costumes too. Role of Team Leaders After telling the story, direct kids back into their Teams (small groups). Kids assemble with their groups and Team Leaders at Opening each day. The Team Leaders develop relationships with the children in their group and work to keep them involved, focused, and connected. Leaders also engage children in activities at other sites. At Storytelling, they lead their groups as you request and also use the Team Leader Pages from the Director USB to lead post-story discussions and activities to help the children think about the Bible story and what it means for them now and in eternity. Adapt for Special Needs Try these ideas: Assign a role that is a strength for each child. In addition to speaking and acting, kids can hold props, be part of groups that speak and act together, and set up the scene. Team Leaders can partner with kids to support involvement and keep them focused. Copyright © 2020 Concordia Publishing House 3558 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118-3968 1-800-325-3040 · cph.org All rights reserved. Unless specifically noted, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Concordia Publishing House. Scripture quotations are from the ESV ® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ® ), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America You can contact the Vacation Bible School team at Concordia Publishing House by email at vbsteam@cph.org. 322047 Use with Elementary Children in grades K–5. 978-0-7586-6655-0

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