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Unpacking a Story THREAD Session
In this 1-hour interactive session, teachers will:
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How to use real-life, concrete and physical experiences from learners’ life worlds as the starting point for language and life skills learning.
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How Story THREAD develops thinking skills such as sequencing, predicting, reasoning, and problem-solving through shared stories and discussion.
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How social and emotional learning within Story THREAD supports concentration, active participation, and emotional readiness for learning.
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How Story THREAD scaffolds positive behaviour, including listening, turn-taking, self-regulation, and respectful interaction.
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Why Story THREAD is essential for deep, meaningful learning, not surface-level activities or add-ons.
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How to apply Story THREAD across Languages, Life Skills, and Mathematics to support integrated teaching.
Step by Step
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Talk – Learners share ideas and stories to build oral language.
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Hear & Hold – Learners listen, remember, and sequence information.
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Relate – Learners connect learning to their life world and emotions.
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Explore – Learners think, question, and investigate through play and discussion.
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Action – Learners apply learning through practical, real-life tasks.
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Design – Learners create and refine understanding through expressive work.
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Language is the thread
We explore how language is the thread that holds learning together:
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Building relationships and empathy.
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Making sense of experiences.
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Strengthening oral language and listening.
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Supporting emotional intelligence and self-expression.
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Story becomes the bridge between thinking, feeling, and learning.
Outcomes
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Start lessons with learners’ real-life experiences.
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Develop thinking and problem-solving skills through story.
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Support focus, participation, and engagement with SEL strategies.
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Scaffold positive behaviours and classroom routines.
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Integrate learning across Languages, Life Skills, and Maths.
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Foster confident, reflective, socially aware learners.