Story in a bag activity

ELA consultant Lynne Dorfman shows how Story in a Bag enlivens in-class and distance learning and helps build writing fluency and problem solving on the spot.

Once a upon a time…there was Tell It Thursday…. in our Hand Made Summer Fun series…. A story bag is not an original idea and there are many ways to do it but Lil B and M-Woww both love creating stories so I knew they would enjoy this activity. It was fun to see them think […]

In this calm Sunday School game, players must use their sense of touch to guess what the mystery bag contains. Next, they must think of Bible stories or passages associated with that object. Kids can play this as a cooperative game, while youths and adults can turn it into a competition! A great game to challenge players to read the Bible regularly!

Stories are a POWERFUL tool in connecting and understanding our children. Not to mention, they are fun and interactive. Kill summer time boredom by playing a game that I like to call 'Story in a Bag.' It is a game that I use as an assessment tool in my therapy work with children that can easily be modified and played at home or while in the car on a long family vacation! First thing you need is a bag. Any bag. You can see how I made my own here. Then, you need to fill the bag up with random…

Kids Craft Story Stones! Fabulous kids craft to inspire the imagination!

We have been doing some more exploring with story telling. I recently shared with you how to make story stones and this week, I had the pleasure of going on Indiana Fox 59 Morning News to share other ways to promote story telling. This week we told stories using a story

Boredom, be gone!

Hi there. I'm Liz from Liz's Early Learning Spot. I love creating original songs and poems with kids to help them think more about a topic or to remember facts. They're also brilliant for using as a literacy tool; finding words, meanings and sounds. I wrote A Cinderella Song to focus on rhyming words, but I also wanted a song that was easy to create actions, emotions and movements for. Since the tune is Twinkle Twinkle the kids pick it up in a flash. Jump over to Liz's Early Learning Spot to…

50+ storytelling ideas for kids. You'll find story starters, activities, tips, and more!

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Story bags

Students recall their previous knowledge on Unit 2 : At school Teacher introduces sentence structures. This is my bag. There are ____________________, ___________________,_______________, and _______________________ in my bag. I bring my bag to school every school day. Students write their own sentences and decorate their flipbag DOWNLOAD THE MATERIALS HERE (Click, right click, and save image as) Would really appreciate if you could 1. Print this out 2.Take your picture/video with I love…

I love handmade gifts…they are sort of a silent passion of mine. I spend hours on Pinterest looking up who has the best current handmade gift ideas. And I think this one is at the top of my l…

Create a story basket full of storytelling props to retell favourite fairy tales together in a playful way! So easy to set up with items from around the house and beneficial for so many strands of early literacy development. As part of our on-going Playful Storytelling series, co-hosted with the gorgeous blog, One Perfect Day,...Read More »

Rooster's Off to See the World literacy bag

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Story sack ideas and benefits in early childhood play. Introducing story play through the senses with a range of resoources.