We started off our meeting with Kaitlyn talking about our first hymn study, It is Well with My Soul. We went through the first stanza, line by line, talking about what it means and what a wonderful gift Christ has given us, he will never leave us. No matter what life throws our way, It is Well with Our Souls!
Then we turned the class over again to our professional story teller, Mrs. Mary Gene Cotten. She asked if anyone remembered the story of the tailor from last week. We had two volunteers, Anna and Kaitlyn, to retell the story for us. It was very interesting to see the two different interpretations as each girl used her imagination to made the story her own.
She then gave the girls some tips of successful story telling. Each girl then got to pick out two stories. One a folktale, and another a parable of Jesus. They took some time to read over and become familiar with the story, then each girl read one of the stories to the class. Their assignment for next week is to get to know one of the stories and tell it to the class next week. She will be back each week in the beginning of each class for some more great advice and tips and we are looking forward to continuing to master this skill for the big performance at the end of the year when the girls will present a story at the graduation ceremony.
If you would like to earn the storytelling badge, here are the requirements to complete:*Tell one parable of Jesus
*Tell one story about a lesson God taught you
*Tell one story which illustrates a character trait such as honesty or truthfulness.
These stories can be told to our group, or to your family. Preferably, if you are telling your family, the whole family should be present.
Kathryn, this is a wonderful blog! Thank you so much for doing this and especially for teaching our daughters. Jessica
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