The life and times of MET student

Check out my story below, about a furry pest who eventually grows on me.

This story is worth telling because it helps to teach the value of patience, as well as the important lesson that first impressions aren’t always accurate. It uses a human-animal relationship to teach these things, which is something that is easy for many children to relate to. I also used the element of humour to engage children in the story.

Using the comic tool, PikiStrips, to tell the story helps to further engage children in the story, by using a media form that is relevant and interesting to them. The PikiStrips program is also easy to use, with user-friendly features such as drag-and-drop text bubbles and images.

Using a storytelling approach such as this to teach a lesson is effective because it provides learners with the opportunity to connect with the material, and combined with illustrations and literary elements such as humour, can help to make the lesson more engaging. One of the limitations of using storytelling in the classroom is that because it is a more indirect approach to teach a lesson, not all learners may connect with or understand what the teacher is trying to get across.