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How to Engage Students Through Storytelling

A 7-lesson mini-course with Will Maltby on using stories to hook a class — works for kids and adults, online and in-person.

  • Why stories beat textbooks for getting students leaning in
  • Tips for engaging storytelling that work for any level
  • The benefits of reading aloud — and how to do it well
  • Inclusive stories + going beyond just reading the book
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7 lessons · Free
Will Maltby — TEFL Heaven instructor
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Will Maltby
TEFL Trainer · TEFL Heaven
Trained hundreds of TEFL Heaven teachers across kids, teens and adults
What’s inside

The full 8-lesson breakdown.

  1. 01
    Welcome
    3 min
  2. 02
    Give your students an experience through storytelling
    5 min
  3. 03
    Introduction to storytelling
    4 min
  4. 04
    Tips for engaging storytelling
    6 min
  5. 05
    Benefits of reading to children
    5 min
  6. 06
    Inclusive stories for kids
    4 min
  7. 07
    Going beyond the book
    5 min
  8. 08
    Conclusions
    3 min
Will Maltby — TEFL Heaven instructor
Meet Will
A story will hold a class that a textbook never will. Most new teachers undervalue this until they try it once.

I made this because storytelling is the technique I see new teachers use the least — and it is one of the most effective things you can do, especially when energy in the room starts to dip.

Will Maltby · TEFL Trainer · TEFL Heaven

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