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hello kitty
26-01-2008, 11:37 PM
Hi, can anyone tell me what story sacks are and how do you use them. I am guessing they have a story book in them but not too sure what else. Any info greatfully received. Thanx.

smartypants
27-01-2008, 12:31 AM
Here is a link to ebay. they sell story sacks!!

I have a few Gruffallo with book, finger puppets of the characters, printables, activities from the children to do about the story...

Here is a link to ebay. I have got a few from here OR you could make your own up. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Tiger-Who-Came-to-Tea-Story-Sack-Teaching-Resources_W0QQitemZ270205378271QQihZ017QQcategoryZ 3133QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hope this helps

Twinkles
27-01-2008, 12:35 AM
Yes they have a story book in and anything else you can think of to expand on the theme. For example I have one of 'The Gingerbread man' it contains the story book, a small gingerbread man soft toy, the recipe for gingerbread and some cookie cutters.
I also have one with a story of a frog, a factual book of the lifecycle of frogs and a set with a plastic tadpole, baby frog and adult frog.
So it's usually a story, a factual book and maybe some toys ( puppets are good ).
The children do love these and they are great fun.

miffy
27-01-2008, 08:32 AM
Story sacks are great - a way of bringing a book to life and letting the children join in with the story telling

The children do love them and ofsted are impressed by them

Some eydcp's run courses on this so check out your local tado

Miffy xx

Chell
27-01-2008, 09:23 AM
http://www.chelltune.co.uk/Story-sacks.php?osCsid=21996645e8f92db70fd4d3fe21311dc0

manjay
27-01-2008, 09:24 AM
You can find an explanation here

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/socialinclusion/earlyyears/storysackspractice.html

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/parentalinvolvement/pics/pics_storysacks/

and this is a link to Chell's website which gives some fab ideas

http://www.chelltune.co.uk/Story-sacks.php

We also have a nursery rhyme sack which my ds loves. This includes things like a toy bus (Wheels on the bus), small doll (Miss Polly had a dolly), mouse finger puppet (Hickory dickory dock), sheep finger puppet (baa black sheep). I am sure you get the idea.

amanda xx

sarah707
27-01-2008, 09:24 AM
I have put together a few of these over the years - they are good for sharing with parents and I sometimes let children take them home for a weekend... so long as you expect the odd loss or breakage, it's an excellent way of encouraging parental participation in your activities

If you add a list of ideas for activities with the things in the sack, it's also great for showing parents how you help their children to learn through play :D

hello kitty
27-01-2008, 09:48 AM
That's great, now I get it!! I'm off to view the sites now. Thanx everyone.:clapping:

Spangles
27-01-2008, 12:28 PM
Thanks Chell - I'm going to make a Little Red Riding Hood one!

Pauline
27-01-2008, 03:28 PM
We are SO lucky, our local Home School Liason team make their own and allow us childminders to borrow them too (for free!), they are fantastic and they have around 20 or 30 of them.

Perhaps you could get some and share the cost with other minders in the area or if you have a group, and pass them around? :)

Trouble
27-01-2008, 03:30 PM
you can borrow these from the library too:clapping: :clapping:

miffy
27-01-2008, 08:36 PM
We are SO lucky, our local Home School Liason team make their own and allow us childminders to borrow them too (for free!), they are fantastic and they have around 20 or 30 of them.

Perhaps you could get some and share the cost with other minders in the area or if you have a group, and pass them around? :)

That is lucky pauline

Miffy xx