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Lesson #46: Games for the Virtual Space Happy February from Storytelling School with The Moth! This month’s post will be a little different from our usual offerings. We know that some of you have unexpectedly found yourselves facilitating virtually again, and we wanted to share some modifications of our favorite games that work even on Zoom. First of all- why do we play games in our storytelling workshops? ...
Lesson #45: OBJECTS "The Only Lonely Girl"- Krisy Lawlor Storytelling School with The Moth is here to help you ring in the new year! We hope you had a restful break and are ready to jump back into some storytelling. For this month’s blog, we’re taking a look at a story about feeling lonely and making new friends. We met Krisy at The Moth Teacher Institute. Hosted by The Moth, The Moth Teacher Institute brings together in-service 5th-12th grade teachers from across the country who ...
The merry and bright parts of the season are now behind us, but we can still pretend that we are in a Winter Wonderland with these stories of snow, ice and adventure. @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { #WinterWonderlandPlaylist { width: 350px; } ...
Lesson #44: ACTION: "Victorious"- Wilson Portorreal Happy Holidays from all of us here at Storytelling School with The Moth! As we reach the end of yet another very eventful year, we hope this story will give you the strength to power through. For this month’s blog, we’re taking a look at a story about saving the day. This week’s Storytelling School story is: “Victorious” by Wilson Portorreal Watch the video: Read the transcript of Wilson’s story. ...
In honor of this month's SLAM theme, Wisdom, we asked Moth staffers for their favorite wise words: “I'll say the bit of wisdom that is currently speaking to me comes from a Glennon Doyle quote: ‘being human is not about feeling happy—it's about feeling everything.’ It's a reminder to me that I don't get to pick and choose which emotions rise up in my body, and to allow myself to feel what I'm feeling so that I can operate from a place of acknowledging the truth and openi...