Moving Stories is tailored to students in grades pre-K through 2nd grade.

Moving Stories is taught as a curriculum unit, which consists of three sequential lessons centered on one book.  You may choose up to four curriculum units to create a Moving Stories residency.

Choose one of the following Moving Stories programs for your class:

The Moving Stories 3-time Visit (One curriculum unit)

• 3 interactive lessons that are structured around one children’s story book
• Curriculum unit is taught in three sequential classroom visits
• Lessons can be customized to your reading curriculum

A Moving Stories Residency (Two-four curriculum units)

• A program designed around up to 4 children’s story books
• Each curriculum unit taught in three sequential classroom visits
• Units can be taught over the course of the school year
• Lessons can be customized to your reading curriculum

Books often used in Moving Stories lessons:

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Never too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis
Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Stella Luna by Janell Cannon
The Empty Pot by Hitz Demi
Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa by Gerald McDermott

PROGRAM FEES
3-Time Visit (one curriculum unit):  $500
Residency (up to four curriculum units):  $475 per curriculum unit

*An additional travel fee of $75 per curriculum unit will be charged for workshops outside of the District of Columbia

Download the 2008/2009 Moving Stories application >

For more information and scheduling call (202) 234-5782 or email education@arenastage.org.

Arena Stage also offers a limited number of one-time Moving Stories workshops through the D.C. Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative’s Arts for Every Student (AFES) program.  These workshops are open to D.C. public and chartered schools and are free of charge.  To apply, visit the D.C. Collaborative website >