School Storytelling Programs

High energy interactive storytelling visits that transform your school into a hub of engaged learning that bubbles with literacy, vocabulary growth, creative thinking, a love of stories, and confident communication.

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Trusted by districts to tell big stories that spark bright ideas:

My signature interactive storytelling visits aren’t another program to manage or add to your teachers’ plates. They are light-admin-lift, dynamic literacy experiences designed to:

Ready To Implement Arts Programming For Schools That Want to Ignite A Love of Literacy & Learning.

✔ Reignite student engagement

✔ Strengthen literacy and vocabulary outcomes

✔ Spark creativity and problem-solving

✔ Boost teacher morale and classroom culture.

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Built-In Bonuses

(At No Extra Cost)

To extend learning beyond the performance, schools receive ready-to-use classroom extensions and family-friendly storytelling resources—so the creativity keeps going without adding work for your staff.

Easy to Book. Easy to Implement. Big Impact.

I handle everything from planning to performance so teachers can simply show up and enjoy. Programs align naturally with literacy goals and SEL outcomes, with no prep and no follow-up work required.

What Do Visits Look Like?

Two Signature School Visit Bundles to Choose From:

School Performances Bundle

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For 14 years, I’ve partnered with schools across dozens of districts and around the world to work alongside principals, instructional supervisors, teachers, and/or PTA leadership to bring my signature storytelling visit bundles to schools so that every corner of the community is humming along in story!

World Stories Alive: Learn-To-Tell Residency

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What Schools Say

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What You Get In A School Storytelling Performance Bundle

  • A woman on stage talking to a group of students sitting on the floor in a school auditorium.

    7 Days of Class Visits

    Over the course of 6 days, I visit each classroom to perform interactive folktales (one grade band per day in a PreK-5 school).

    The Big Story Bundle comes with pre and post visit digital packets to intorduce, teach and extend storytelling learning, creative thinking and writing, and key vocabulary.

  • A woman is giving a presentation in a classroom to a group of women seated at desks with laptops and notebooks. The slide on the screen reads 'Words Alive'.

    A Day of Storytelling Assemblies

    Before or after the classroom visits- WE CELEBRATE!

    The Big Story Bundle amps up the fun and joy of stories by adding a big group experience that dynamically teaches social emotional skills, literacy, and academic learning concepts.

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After partnering with me, you’ll see:

  • Literacy gains across grade bands

  • Teachers equipped with strategies they actually use

  • Students engaged, excited to learn, and equipped with social emotional skills

  • A joyful school culture where creativity thrives

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High Energy Folktales

Watch an interactive folktale assembly in action —>

CHECK OUT STORY PERFORMANCE BUNDLE THEMES

Additional Ways To Bring Storytelling Alive In Your School

  • Think Green: Literacy Comes Alive IN The School Garden

  • The Fairy Tale Art Cart For Schools: Stories, Live Music, & Drawing Come Together

  • Storytelling In The School Library

  • The Story Box: 10 Week residency, Interactive PreK Classroom Visits

  • World Stories Alive Residency: Students Become Storytellers

Is your school FULL of wonder & story?

Grab the checklist that will help you ensure that every classroom in your school is full of storytelling.

PLUS story starters for EVERY classroom (Yep, that’s right! P.E., Dance, Music, Art, Math… & more!).

Yes! Send me The Storied Classroom Checklist
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the perfect package for your school!