idea's for story sacks?
 

Story sacks can hold whatever you want them too to make them more visual, 'living' stories with possibilities for many children to to participate in them.
They can all be different too - use you imagination, ideas and chat amongst colleagues to see how you can bring stories more to life or just put a new twist to them.

If you have large story books, this is even more visual for the children and with a story such as Handa's Surprise - you can have different fruit - edible or plastic and a wicker tray/basket. You can do this with the hungry caterpillar story. An alternative to the fruit is either to laminate photographs or children's pictures of the fruit. If you have a felt board - buy or cut out felt fruit shapes to place on (adult or children) as you tell the story. Adding things to a story sack can extend the activity such as then looking at fruit, what's healthy, what should be eaten in moderation etc.

Think of any story the children like and then think how you could make up a story sack i.e. Jack and the Beanstalk - adding figures and some 'magic' beans (use runner beans).

You can use background music (quietly) to match the story you read or have a cd of interest to put on after reading a story such as when reading the blue whale - let the children hear a cd of how they sound - or start with the sound of a whale under the sea, then read a story relating to them.

Children can take part by dressing up, using puppets, objects, musical intruments or jut by chanting such as 'Fi, Fie, Fo, Fum.......' or 'I'll huff and I'll puff...'

Keeping everything together in a story sack means it's ready to use when you read to a child/small or big group .

thankyou this has really helped :)
I think i'm going to do my story sack on the book 'whatever next' the children in my setting love this book and the props are easy to find! a colander, some wellys and an owl!!! perfect any more ideas of what else i should put in it??

x

Whatever next is a pretty cool book, it's hard to keep it contained to a bag

You could include the moon or a space book to compliment the theme & provide children the opportunity to choose or change the story direction.

Possibly add in a few natural fruits and vegetables to balance out the choccy biscuits & honey/syrup .. weather, transport, day & night symbols could also be good.

Have fun with it & any picnics you take part in xx