Children can imagine the viewpoint each character in the story of How Paper and Ink Came Together and Survived to Sing About It  would have in relation to environmental issues. What would each one say and what would be the focus of their attention? What solutions to the issues would they suggest? A child could construct a speech one of the characters could deliver to other children in the class or to the school. For example: Mama Earth might be concerned about Global Warming. Daddy Sky might be concerned about air pollution. Elder Rushing River might be concerned about pollution in rivers, over-fishing or the impact of development or irrigation upon a river system. Children don’t necessarily need to work alone as the activity could be undertaken in pairs or small groups.

The story of How Paper and Ink Came Together and Survived to Sing About It  has many themes related to the environment and peace-building. Children could construct similar stories using the same characters or different ones they create.  Children could employ similar techniques as the author and clearly describe the characters, their feelings and their actions. The stories could be retold or recorded.

Children could work with younger children and simply read the story aloud to them and play the accompanying music when appropriate as the story unfolds. The story could also be read aloud to adults they know. The older children could use the questions provided or create their own to begin talking with the younger children about the characters, their feelings and the meaning of the story.

The story of How Paper and Ink Came Together and Survived to Sing About It  could be retold in a child’s own words and be either taped or videoed in order for each of the children to learn from each other’s performances in relation to effective voice production, using different voices for different characters and generally making the story interesting. Children might choose to practise beforehand in small groups. Effective techniques used by the storyteller Hassaun Ali Jones Bey could be trialled by the children. Children who are conversant in another language could also record their version and be replayed for their family and friends.