David Heathfield uses an Italian tale about a quick-witted cook to show how students can be encouraged to use the ‘freeze’ technique in exploring the meaning of stories. 

David Heathfield uses a Kyrgyz tale about a cunning trickster and a foolish rich man to show how students can be encouraged to retell a story in character.

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of the subconscious Includes photocopiable materials.

David Heathfield uses a Malaysian tale about a cunning mouse-deer and a hungry crocodile to encourage prediction and engagement before reading a story. 

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces, quotations, snippets, odds and ends. 

David Heathfield uses a Russian tale about a stubborn and lazy husband and wife to recommend using physical expression to bring comical stories to life. Includes photocopiable materials. 

David Heathfield chooses a tale from China about a foolish man. 

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of migration. Includes photocopiable materials. 

David Heathfield uses a Guatemalan tale of a trickster rabbit and a gullible coyote to recommend giving different voices to different characters for colour and impact.

David Heathfield ends his storytelling series with a Japanese tale about a husband and wife whose good deeds are rewarded and their greedy neighbour who comes to a sticky end. 

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of curiosity. Includes photocopiable materials. 

David Heathfield uses a Tunisian tale about a trickster who traps a rich man with a supposedly magic mouse, to show how students can retell tales in online breakout rooms.

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces, quotations, snippets, odds and end, what you will.

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A shaggy dog story: a reordering reading activity for advanced students.