Story baskets ideas

Goldilocks storytelling basket

Here are the 10 picture books that I believe every teacher or household needs. It was HARD to choose my top 10 but when I thought about how many extra copies I had to buy of the books and the number of story baskets I had created to bring them to life and then I was able to settle on my 10.1. We’re going on a bear hunt2. Dear zoo3. The very hungry caterpillar4. The Gruffalo 5. Owl babies6. The rainbow fish7. The 3 little pigs8. The tiger who came t

Story baskets are a fabulous hands-on way to extend, engage and enrich. Be it language, fine motor skills, thinking, mathematics the list goes on.The question is how do you create one? What do you include in it and how do you share it? Here are a number of tips and tricks to help. If you want more details and support then my story basket mini-course may be for you!!Creating one starts with noticing an interest in a book or a general interest and sometimes a resource that sparks your or a…

There were 3 mistakes that I made and I am sharing them so you can avoid them! #1 I made story baskets for the stories I loved! #2 I put too much in them. #3 I thought I needed a new one every day

I am fizzing about the moveable storytelling mat I have made.I have been wanting to make a felt storytelling mat for a couple of years but every time I went to make one I didn’t because I thought I would need to make several for different scenes. A couple of months ago I came up with the idea of making a moveable one and I was EXCITED!No sewing or glue is required on the mat (except the trees)! I did add some embellishment with stitches but you don’t need them.Image.I made the base and then…