Run your own Anansi Story Circle tomorrow morning. This free two-page sheet shows you how to use The Anansi Story Chest. It's a free interactive story circle: children draw a card, hear Anansi, the Weaver of Stories, answer a big question, and then talk it over with the circle.
What's inside (2-page printable PDF):
Before You Begin: big-screen setup, full screen, seating, and an optional talking piece
Running a Story Circle: seven simple steps, with screenshots
Choosing Questions: the Story Chest (20 cards) and the Question Archive (50 cards), drawing at random or picking on purpose, and the five themes
Preview the Tender Topics: which cards touch on bigger feelings, and how to plan for them
Keeping the Talk Going, Ways to Use It, and If Something Goes Wrong
QR code that opens the Story Chest
Open the Story Chest: teachbetweenthelines-anansi.pplx.app
Pairs with the free video on Teach Between the Lines TV and the Anansi K–3 Teacher Packet.
Digital PDF download. No physical product will be shipped. Free for use by one teacher in their own classroom.
Ready for the full story circle? The Anansi Story Circle Kit adds 110 questions in Anansi's voice, an offline app, printable cards and a facilitator guide.