ABSTRACT

In the classroom there would be a display that grows with the topic. At first it would have the families and perhaps a biography or fact file for each character. A classroom full of children engaged in a storyline is one where there is much talk, laughter and collaboration and the buzz of a shared adventure. Storyline comes in many forms but one of the most common structures involves a story with a family at the heart of the narrative. The teacher decides the 'where and when' of the story. In this episode the class will be asked to think about what life might have been like for families like theirs. Human beings are hard-wired to make connections, to look for patterns and to construct a narrative in order to make sense of the world and their surroundings.