What is storytelling?

Storytelling is when you use words to take someone on a trip through your imagination.

Imagine you're sitting at the kitchen table with a bowl of cereal. Your big brother starts talking about a giant robot that lives under the fridge and eats cereal for breakfast. That’s storytelling, he’s using words to paint a picture in your mind, just like how your cereal is in your bowl right now.

When you tell a story, you're like a painter, but instead of using brushes and colors, you use words. You might say something like, "Once upon a time, there was a little cat who lived in a shoe." That’s how stories begin, with a beginning, then things happen, and finally, there's an end.

You hear stories every day, when your mom talks about her day at work, or when you tell your friend about that time you tried to ride your bike without training wheels. Those are real-life stories! Just like how you can see a story in the way your cereal moves up and down in your bowl when you stir it.