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Upper Primary

Reading Stories

Series 1 : Lesson 12

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Why we create them and why we share them

In this lesson, you’ll explore reading and storytelling – why do we do it? Why are stories important and why do we write them, sing them, draw them and tell them? Learn about yourself as a reader, and discover some new books you might like to read too!


Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Meet the creators
01:02 Why do we tell stories?
03:23 Stories aren’t just written! Finding other kinds of stories.
04:38 Way to find a story that’s right for you
05:53 Final words of advice
06:52 Here's what we've learned

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