This paper discusses the benefits of storytelling, especially for the classroom teacher. The paper provides 12 activities for students (Kindergarten-12) to demonstrate how storytelling can help develop communication competencies. The activities included in the paper are: folktale cinquain, The Wicked Stepmother Gets Her Day in Court, storytelling troupe, tall tales, Our Town, round robin storytelling, spin a yarn, picture book stories, personal stories, tell me a story, storytelling festival, and oral history. The paper also provides six activities, to be used as a follow-up to storytelling, which develop the following communication competencies: expanding power of reasoning; problem-solving competencies; listening effectively to spoken language; using nonverbal cues that emphasize meaning; and using spoken language creatively to enjoy and participate in imaginative situations. Appendixes include 81 resources and evaluation forms for assessing students' performances. An additional 52-item resource list is also attached. (MG)