My reading workshop at the British Library is over; it's time for the next workshop!This one is on my side of town this time - at JustBooks Wanawadi.Vocabulary Workshop for Children by Varsha Seshan Dates: 27th and 28th September, 2014 Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Venue: JustBooks, Wanowarie Age-group: 8-12 years Registration fee: Rs. 500Contact me for more details! … [Read more...]
Read Something New! – Day Four
Children's imaginations are simply wonderful.Today, I met - a porcupine who dreamed of being a pillow - a hen that had three wings and could not fly - a snail that ran marathons - a dinosaur with twenty legs - a mouse that went to school and many more.Two by two, these animals had conversations. Another wonderful reading workshop at the British Library is over. I can't wait for the next. … [Read more...]
Read Something New! – Day Three
The second-last session of Read Something New! just came to an end. We had limericks, nonsense verse, drama, mimes and group rhymes. Our author in focus this week was Michael Morpurgo; next week, we're going to talk about Dick King-Smith.Read Something New! Venue: British Library, Pune … [Read more...]
Read Something New!
Holiday over; I am back to work. Sometimes, I wonder which I enjoy more - the holiday or the work!Session 3 of my reading workshop Read Something New! at the British Library Pune is tomorrow. We are going to be talking about Michael Morpurgo, and I am excited.Read Something New! - Session 3 Venue: British Library, Pune Age-group: 9-12 Time: 3-5 pm Dates: 17th & 24th August and 7th & 14th September … [Read more...]
Day Two: Storytelling Workshop
We read aloud, acted, spoke, coloured, stamped and drew. I heard two stories about a zoo, and we read a lovely story about two rabbits and a fairy princess. What a feast of stories it was! The three-day storytelling workshop had: 1. Tikki tikki tembo 2. The Witch and her Two Daughters (adapted from two folktales by Varsha Seshan) 3. The Three Engines 4. The Hunter and his Five Sons 5. The Little Corner Shop (by Varsha Seshan) 6. The Fox and the Farm (by Varsha Seshan) 7. The Lady of the Lake (loosely based on a traditional tale) 8. A Bear that Growls (loosely based on a traditional tale)Coming up:Vocabulary Workshop Dates: Today and tomorrow, 27th and 28th August, 2014 Venue: Friends Library, Salunke Vihar Road Time: 4 pm to 5:30 pm Age-group: 8-12 Fee: Rs 350 … [Read more...]
Day One: Storytelling Workshop
Children aged between five and eight are such an enthusiastic and energetic bunch! I enjoyed myself thoroughly telling them three more stories, one of which was "The Little Corner Shop" from The Story-Catcher. It is so heartwarming when children fall in love with a story that is your own!Coming up:Storytelling Workshop - Day Two Date: Today, 26th August, 2014 Venue: Friends Library, Salunke Vihar Road Time: 11 am to noon Age-group: 5-8 Fee: Rs 350Vocabulary Workshop Date: 27th and 28th August, 2014 Venue: Friends Library, Salunke Vihar Road Time: 4 pm to 5:30 pm Age-group: 8-12 Fee: Rs 350 … [Read more...]
Photographs from Yesterday’s Workshops
Sunday morning saw the end of my two-day workshop, Weekend with Words, at JustBooks Aundh. With Word Search, Word-Building and Word Train, we came to the end of a fun workshop!At the British Library, we had a day based on Roald Dahl!Today, we have: Storytelling Workshop Time: 11 am to noon Age-group: 5-8 Venue: Friends Library, Salunke Vihar Road Registration Fee: Rs. 350 … [Read more...]
Storytelling Workshop
Important updateThe timing of my storytelling workshop has changed from evening to morning, thanks to the rain we have every evening. Here are the details once more:Dates: 25th and 26th August, 2014 Time: 11 am to noonAge-group: 5-8 years Venue: Friends Library, Salunke Vihar Road, Pune Registration fee: Rs 350Sorry for the inconvenience! … [Read more...]
Two Workshops Yesterday!
Here are some of the photographs from yesterday's workshops! Weekend with Words by Varsha Seshan at JustBooks AundhStorytelling with Varsha at Friends LibraryMark the next ones!JustBooks, Aundh: The second session of Weekend with Words is today at 10:30 am British Library: The second session of Read Something New! is today at 3 pm Coming up ... Storytelling Workshop Venue: Friends Library, Salunke Vihar Road, Pune Age-group: 5-8 Dates: 25th and 26th August, 2014 Time: 6:30-7:30 pm Registration fee: Rs 350 See you there! … [Read more...]
Day One: Read Something New!
Spending a Sunday afternoon with enthusiastic children at the British Library is such a joy!The idea of this workshop was to get over Geronimo Stilton and Wimpy Kid, and begin to read something new. I know too many children who finish their Geronimo Stiltons and then say they have nothing more to read.With twenty children in the library with me, we began with a game of names. Children chose names for themselves - names of characters, books or authors. I had in my room, a range of children, from Hermione Granger to Amelia Jane. All twenty ran from person to person, trying to figure out who was who, whispering, discussing ideas, trying to remember all the names ...And then there was Dahl. With The Crocodile, The Porcupine and The Tummy Beast, we had an hour of poetry. They pieced bits of the poems together and then recited them. We left the workshop there, with the promise of more … [Read more...]