Talking sticks for kids

Native American Indian Talking Stick • Native American Arts and Crafts • Elementary - Kindergarten

Our oldest son talks ALL. THE. TIME. Even in his sleep. I kid you not. So when our younger son wasn’t developing language skills and hitting all the “normal” milestones, I worried. His daycare teachers did too. They suggested some help from a free speech pathology service through our area education agency. I jumped at the opportunity. What we found is not that my precious youngest son couldn’t talk, but rather that he needed to be encouraged to and we need to provide him the opportunity to…

Native American Talking Stick! Explain to kids that Native Americans used this to tell stories to their friends and families and whoever had the stick is the story teller and everyone else must listen!

Traditional Talking Stick www.firstpeople.us Native American Traditions - Traditional Talking Stick The Talking Stick is a tool used in many Native

Is a tool used by traditionally by Aboriginal people, but lots of people use them today. ONLY the person who holds the Talking Stick has the right to speak at that time. The Talking Stick is a symbol of how important it is to listen to the person who is speaking. The Talking Stick is passed around the circle from one person to the next until everyone who wants to speak has had a chance to.

"I decided to bring the idea of the Sharing Circle into our family – as a way to share what is on our minds, to solve problems and to come to decisions. In order for everyone to have equal opportunity in being heard, I felt we would all need representation on our Talking Stick."

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Teaching young children when it is their turn to speak takes lots of modeling and practicing. One way to make it easier is to use a talking stick. Here is a quick, inexpensive way to make one for yo