The Little Red Hen and a Corona Giant: Creative Storytelling as a Transformative Strategy in an Early Childhood Classroom

Storytelling is a natural mean of communication between generations and is deeply rooted in culture. In today’s classrooms, the act of storytelling is often overshadowed by a narrow focus on academics. However, children can use storytelling as a way to demonstrate depth of their understanding. This study details the use of a creative storytelling strategy implemented in an early childhood classroom which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The end result is a two-phase study which concluded with pre-kindergarten aged children using storytelling to discuss and display their perceptions of Coronavirus in an academic setting.