A Little Red Hen activity that focuses on sensory play to help children retell the story. A fun, hands-on way for children to explore literacy concepts.
The very hungry caterpillar storytelling basket for hours of playful storytelling fun! This is a wonderful resource to go with a classic kids' picture book.
Best Storytime Ideas for Preschoolers Do you have daily storytime with a classroom of kids? Do you run story time at your library? Do you just enjoy reading stories and doing book inspired activities and songs with your child? If you answered YES to any of these questions then these ideas are for you! Our […]
Storytelling is a wonderful way to build creativity and imagination in your students. How can storytelling activities be beneficial in the classroom? There are so many ways! inspires purposeful talkingraises enthusiasm for reading textsinitiates writingenhances communityimproves writingengages students Want to see how each of these activities work? Watch the Storytelling Activities video on my YouTube
Have you heard about story stones? They’re becoming so popular and I get questions all the time about how to use them AND how to make them. So today I’m sharing how easy it is for you to make your own at home as well as some tips on how to use them. I absolutely […]
Make a hands-on seasons activity for kids using rocks or stones, wooden circles, and some stickers! Children can sort the picture stones onto the appropriate wooden circle depicting either spring, summer, winter or fall. Such a great way to encourage discussion about the differences between the four seasons! Follow our Creative Learning Pinterest board! …
Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.
Your kids will love diving deep into the story with these hands-on Three Little Pigs preschool activities! Worksheets, STEM challenges, and crafts galore!
One of the things I love doing with my younger children is reading picture books and doing story-related activities with them to bring the story to life and create fun memories. We have enjoyed doing
If your child loves telling and writing stories use these free printable story cubes to inspire creativity and get your stories started.
Story stones are a favorite in our home! I've perfected a simple way to make them, so we have a TON of them laying around the house. We use them in many
Need painted rock ideas your kids will love? Here are more than 20 rock painting ideas that will wow your kids.
Build-a-Face Story Stones for Teaching Emotions to Kids! A fun learning activity that helps preschoolers and toddlers learn about emotions and how to handle those big emotions.
Snow slime holiday gift idea for kids.
Social-emotional activities have never been more important for younger kids.
These story crafts are the perfect way to combine the fun of crafts with reading. Crafts are a great learning through play activity.
Storytelling is a wonderful way to build creativity and imagination in your students. How can storytelling activities be beneficial in the classroom? There are so many ways! inspires purposeful talkingraises enthusiasm for reading textsinitiates writingenhances communityimproves writingengages students Want to see how each of these activities work? Watch the Storytelling Activities video on my YouTube
Today is Tell a Story Day, how fun is that! (find more fun holidays here) This little activity was a hit with my 4 year old. Roll the dice to discover your main character and setting, the rest of the story is up to you. If you happen to have a singer like I do make up a song instead. There are two different character dice. You only need one but it could be fun to roll both. One has animals, a monster, unicorn, and a robot. The other has people like an astronaut, farmer, and princess. You could have a princess on an island, a robot in space, or a superhero on a farm. There are so many possibilities and such a fun way to stretch their imagination. Use these for preschool, a bed time story, or take them in the car. To make your story dice download the pdf below. Print on cardstock. Cut along the solid lines and fold along the dotted lines. Glue or tape together. I use tape because its easy :) I also included writing paper in 3 fun colors to record your fun story. Each color has 2 styles: 1 with a picture box (like below) and one with just writing lines. Download your pack here.
Preview: Story retelling activities for preschool with popular Dr. Seuss' - "Are you my mother?" kids book and free pattern to make felt bird characters. This summer I have heard totally cool story; My preschool daughter is totally in love with diggers. She spent summer chasing construction workers with her babysitter and every day I would
These 15 activities based on picture books go great with your kids' favorite stories. Great hands-on activities that help to further explore the books!
I put together a simple and fun Humpty Dumpty Craft for my kids yesterday. You can download and/or print my worksheet HERE. Directions: Help put Humpty Dumpty
It's always more fun to learn with friends! Library time, music class, and a free "eye spy" game printable.
A round up of musical storytelling activities from the Kid Blogger Network - 13 brilliant ideas for musical extensions to much loved and traditional stories
How to create a retell literacy center in kindergarten. Plus a list of 20 famous stories and retell props (with printables) to complete this center.
