Workshops and Residencies

Storytelling reveals our literary, compassionate, and playful skills!

As a bilingual storyteller and teacher-artist, I turn classrooms into adventure zones.

With puppets, chants, and a sprinkle of silliness, we jump into folktales from around the world,

while secretly (shhh!) practicing listening, sequencing, and even a bit of math.

Teachers play along too, discovering how stories can unlock joy in learning—and maybe even in lesson planning.

Whether it's Pre-K wiggles or high school truths, I meet students where they are, and invite them into a storytelling journey

that's part culture, part creativity, and all corazón.

Let's tell, move, laugh, and learn together—

because stories aren't just for reading.

They're for living.

📌 Ready to inspire your community?
Let’s create something magical together! ✨

Hi there! This is a list of the School Residencies I have done in Asheville, NC.

Nov 2023 – Asheville High School
Residency: Exploring Eerie Folklore – Seniors, 1 class
Teacher: Kevin Norris
March 2024 – Ira B. Jones Elementary
Residency: Storyland Adventures – 1st grade, 4 classes
Teachers: Kathleen Leppard, Angela Tesauro, Mrs. Lifchez
April 2024 – Asheville Middle School
Residency: Playing with Old Heroes, Gods, and Legendary Phantoms – 7th grade, 8 classes
Teachers: Sonja Swensen, Rachel Neave
Feb 2025 – School of Inquiry and Life Sciences
Residency: Identities – 10th grade, 2 classes
Teacher: Ariel Robinson
April 2025 – Isaac Dixon Elementary
Residency: Making the World: Native American Creation Stories – 2nd grade, 4 classes
Lead Teacher: Elizabeth Harris
April–May 2025 – Ira B. Jones Elementary
Residency: Storyland Adventures – 1st grade, 4 classes
Teachers: Kathleen Leppard, Angela Tesauro, Mrs. Lifchez

Tame the Lion, Enchant the Snake: Engage the Children to Participate!

Workshop

Every classroom or audience is a lively mix of personalities—bold Lions, playful Monkeys, and thoughtful Snakes—all learning and responding in their own unique ways.

This workshop empowers educators, librarians, and entertainers to identify these traits and engage every learner with storytelling and creative strategies.

Learn how to captivate the shy, channel the energy of the extroverted, and create meaningful connections using Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences framework. Walk away with fun, actionable tools to turn any group into an engaged, harmonious audience!

Perfect For: Teachers, librarians, performers, and youth program leaders looking to inspire and connect with their students or audiences.

#Storytelling #learning styles #creativeteaching #interactive strategies #multipleintelligences

StoryLand Adventures!

School Residency

Elevate your students' love for reading and writing with Storyland Adventures! This interactive program sparks the imagination as students listen, retell, and adapt tales, building confidence, expanding vocabulary, enhancing memory, and sharpening summarization skills.

In Storyland Adventures!, students become directors, actors, and scriptwriters, breathing new life into classic stories. Using voices, body movement, drawing, puppetry, poetry, and more, they explore storytelling through various creative mediums. Each session is a hands-on journey where students dissect, play with, and adapt stories to match their unique skills and visions.

Perfect For: Educators, literacy coordinators, librarians, arts integration specialists, and after-school program leaders looking to foster creativity and a more profound love for storytelling.

#StorytellingResidency #CreativeLearning #ArtsInEducation #ImaginationInAction #ReadingAndWritingSkills #InteractiveStorytelling #EngagedClassrooms #DynamicTeaching

Puppets for Imaginative Storytelling and Beyond!

Workshop

Have you ever wanted to bring stories to life with vibrant, handmade puppets? Join this fun and easy workshop where you’ll learn to craft your own durable, adorable puppets that captivate children and adults alike! Whether you're an educator, librarian, parent, or performer, no experience is needed—just a desire to create and enjoy the process.

Inspired by a Texas workshop where librarians outdid the instructor, this session promises to unlock your creative power to make memorable characters that enhance your storytimes, performances, or classroom activities. These puppets are easy to handle, simple to clean, and built to last, making them perfect for endless storytelling fun!

Perfect For: Librarians, educators, parents, performers, and anyone looking to add an imaginative twist to their storytelling or teaching toolkit.

#CreateWithPuppets #StorytellingTools #DIYPuppetWorkshop #InteractiveStorytime #PuppetMagic #EngagingLearners #StorytellingProps

Other ideas or needs?

Do you have a unique idea for a storytelling workshop or residency? Or may your organization have specific needs you'd like to address?

Let’s collaborate! I’m passionate about crafting custom experiences that align with your goals and vision. Whether it’s tailoring a program to your audience, exploring new themes, or addressing specific challenges, I’d love to work with you to bring your ideas to life.

Reach out, and let’s create something extraordinary together! ✨🎭📚