Thursday
May052011
Storyvalues Interactive - Folk Tales for Your Children Giveaway!
Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 7:00AM There is a WONDERFUL GIVEAWAY for one lucky winner today! I have been looking forward to this day for several weeks, because I get to tell you about a program my children have been using - Storyvalues Interactive. You know that we love all things technology in our home, so when I was approached to review this program I was very interested.
Storyvalues is, quite simply, online telling of folktales.
"Storyvalues is a modern expression of the ancient tradition of storytelling."
"Storyvalues allows children to interact with stories, see and hear examples of art and music from around the world and participate in creative activities that promote personal expression and problem solving."
Currently the program offers 15 folktales from all over the world, which your child can watch on the computer. (Each year Storyvalues will be adding 10 additional stories, with 100 interactive stories in 5 years.) Once the story is over, the child can click on the interactive story page to learn more about the story, including music, art, language, dance and culture. The home screen looks like this...
we went immediately to Europe, because we are studying Greece right now. A wonderful folktale, "The Barber's Secret" popped up and my children were on their way!
The storyteller was interesting, and what I especially liked is that the stories weren't cartoon-ish! My children had to LISTEN to the story - they were not entertained by a huge graphic display, which I appreciated, as we are developing our "twaddle-free" environment! Storyvalues allowed my children to have some time (without me) to continue learning important things about our current history unit. Computer time was meaningful and productive, and they looked forward to it each day.
On Storyvalues, you can 1) play the recorded story, 2) explore the interactive web page and 3) use follow up materials (which included art slides, musical instrument sounds and much more!) Being a music teacher, I was interested in the musical instruments, which were all authentic sounds, and can be heard during the story telling. Very nice!
You can best see what Storyvalues is about by watching their video.
Storyvalues can be purchased by an indiviual homeschool family, or by several families together. It might even be a good idea for a homeschool co-op to purchase. Detailed pricing options can be found here.
I see Storyvalues as being a wonderful supplement to our history program ~ for the price you get many quality stories, and with more to come it's even better. And, did I mention that Storyvalues is fully functional on the iPad? That is a major selling point for our house!
One lucky Homegrown Learners' reader will win a Storyvalues License - valued at $65.00!!
This giveaway lasts until tomorrow at 8 p.m.! To enter:
- leave me a comment and tell me how you would use this in your homeschool.
- visit Storyvalues on Facebook and like their page and leave me a comment
- watch the video I linked to above and tell me what you think is the best part about Storyvalues
- Tweet this giveaway, and leave me a comment telling me you did so.
Good luck!!
This post is linked with the Giveaway Day at Hip Homeschool Moms.
Reader Comments (37)
After watching the video, I like how user friendly is seems. I believe my 5 year old would be able to navigate without a problem with their one two, three approach. I also love that there are teachers' notes/discussion questions featured, too! There are so many great features! Are the art pages printable for coloring?
I "liked" storyvalues on fb!
We will be focusing on geography and social studies (MFW: Countries and Cultures) this coming year. Storyvalues would go along perfectly with our choice of curriculum!! Would love to have this on our iPad!!
I have our history lessons mapped out for the next four years (because I have a 9th grader next year and want him and my 2nd grader to be studying the same things in history). One of those history lessons is an "Around the World in 180 Days" unit where we will choose one country on the globe and study it until we have exhausted it and then move around the globe to the next country that strikes our fancy. We will be learning it's history, culture, etc. This would be a PERFECT supplement for my little one!
I just watched the video and it looks GREAT! I love that there is "culturally accurate music" playing while they are reading the story. And the parent/teacher suggested activities would be worth the program alone. Thanks for the opportunity to enter!
This would be great for our co-op! Thanks! {mockander@yahoo.com}
I would love to win this - next year I will have an early Kindergartener and a 4th grader... things like folk tales and other cultural studies are one of the best places where they can come together and work on something at the same time. This looks great!
I "liked" Storyvalues on FB.
Having just watched the Storyvalues intro video, I like that the website has all the information accessible for one story on a main page with pop-up windows. Several of the other kids' sites we use are harder to navigate - or, should I say, easier for my young daughter to get lost in! I think she'd get the hang of navigating Storyvalues very quickly.
I also love all the go-along materials and ideas they give!
I just tweeted this giveaway, too - mamagames , using the hashtag #homeschool. :)
I would love this - We would use this with our Geography Curriculum we are going to start with Contients!! This would work in great!! contact - kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
I like them on FB - I also left them a note that you sent me! Contact - kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
I tweeted about your wonderful giveaway - tweeter name is thearrowoodzoo -- thanks!! contact - kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
This is an awesome looking program! I think it would add a wonderful element to our World Studies ... thanks for the opportunity!
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I shared this giveaway on facebook!
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I like Storyvalues on facebook!
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I tweeted about this giveaway!
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I could see using this as a literature study for the children focusing on what myths, fables, and folk tales are. Of course being able to incorporate geography, science, and other things is a great bonus!
I watched the video - I like that it is easy to navigate and offers something simple (the story) for younger listeners, but a whole host of other possibilities for older listeners.
I tweeted about this great giveaway!
I also watched the video on Story Values website and not only do I love the depth of information, I also REALLY love that I can use it on my iPad. That rocks!
Hi Mary, I would love this product. There is a lot of depth there that I really appreciate. I would use it for my second grader - we are just beginning Homeschooling and I really want to help him in every way gain a perspective of our world.
I visited their facebook page and liked them! Awesome!
I'll be a new homeschooler next year so would love to see the different ways I could use this! Def to talk about different cultures, as well as literature. I'll have a 2nd & 5th grader. Great giveaway!
Storyvalues Interactive looks like a great way to enrich our continent/country studies with stories from around the world! The online interaction is a fun way for my 3 students to work together in their learning journey. Every time my oldest is working on the computer, all three gather and want to be a part of the experience.
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