At our March workshop the following stories were shared:

 Crystal Brittain (aka "Aunt Crystal") shared a story from Three Minute Tales by Margaret Read MacDonald; "Bear and Pig."  This is a delightful tale, so you might want to add it to your repertoire. 

Janice Hogue shared Players in Pigtails by Shana Correy.  This is a great story about Phillip Wrigley's All-American Girls Professional Baseball League started during WWII. She did a great job! I say this because I detest baseball (for me it's like watching paint dry) and I reallyenjoyed the story. And singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at the end was a great touch!!  


Janice Shepherd shared Just Enough, a folktale from Russia, Adapted by Elisa Pearmain.  Another similar story can be found in Once Upon a Time...Storytelling to Teach Character and Prevent Bullying; "The Tailor" also by Elisa Pearmain.  This is a great book that includes stories, grade level recommendations, themes and a host of other useful material. 

 

Stories are shared at every workshop and are a great resource for other Spellbinders.  If you've missed these stories there are links that give you some resources for either the full text of the story, or places that you can purchase or download stories.  I am also sure that the library has many of these books so check that resource too!

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The March workshop activity was a full of valuable information about vocal health.  Ruthmary shared a handout that outlined ways to take care of your voice including: some causes of voice problems, how to know when your voice is not healthy, tips to prevent voice problems, and warm ups and exercises to prepare your voice for storytelling and to help avoid damage to your vocal chords.  Very informative and helpful!

Now, if you see a Spellbinder "talking to themselves" in their cars and making some odd faces you'll know they are just warming up...not cracking up!



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Lois Becker, President & Library Liaison
Ruthmary Allison, Vice-president
Pat Malone, Secretary
Ingrid de Leland, Treasurer
Anne Saunders, School Coordinator
Laurie Kollasch, Training
Judy Herr, Public Relations
Evelyn Kyle, Public Relations
Karen Hurst, Newsletter
Claudine Bogart, Rotary Liaison
Terri Smatla, School District Liaison
Mary Ann Janson, National Spellbinder Board Liaison

Penny Stewart was talking to a 2nd grade class at Pomona and following a story relating to the potato famine in Ireland, they got onto immigration and the fact that many Irish and other nationalities sailed across the Atlantic to make a better life for themselves in America. One young man informed her that, yes he was German, his ancestors were pioneers and that they came across the country in a Station Wagon!