Native Islanders share their folklore and history through storytelling and singing. Gullah storytellers often perform folktales that feature animals as the main characters. Much like tales heard in Africa, the smaller animals often outsmart the bigger ones. A good example is the trickster named Brer Rabbit. He is a direct descendant of Cunnie Rabbit, the clever character in African folklore.
Storytellers in West Africa have always been respected members of their communities. Today, Gullah storytellers like Anita Singleton-Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue) carry on this tradition of acting out characters by changing their voice and making animated facial expressions. During a live performance, one storytelling technique is to get the audience involved by asking them to repeat words.
Play the interactive stories or watch the video-based stories below.
Video
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2
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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2
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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3
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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2
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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2
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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Lesson
Grades: 4, 8
The goal for this project is to create an electronic storybook to teach younger students about Gullah. The storybook should be a multi-sensory, interactive experience for young readers so that they...
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Interactive
Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3
Interactive
Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3
Lesson
Grades: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3
What can I do at the end of this lesson? *I can make connections to text through reading and writing to make strong interdependent relationships. (Friends/Relationship)
