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Learn at Home Story Sacks

Now that many schools and child care programs are closing. Here are some at learn at home activities to share with families during the Coronavirus pandemic.

A great way to get children hooked on literature is to create a story sack. Story sacks are kits that you put together around a book. You add puppets, games, activities, etc that relate to the story. These also make great gifts.

Suggested items to include in the learn at home story sack.

A copy of the book
Supplies to make related puppets, games, props, costumes, etc.
A CD of the story being told
A game or toy that is related to the story
Paper and crayons to write or draw their own story
Written suggestions and items to help act out the story

Remember the sack or bag itself can be a simple brown bag or ornately decorated.

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Story Sacks Literacy Activities

Here are few ideas for popular children’s books to get you started and spark your own ideas

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Book	Toys or activities	Art/Craft supplies	Music
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Dramatic play food sets	Use yarn and glue and pompoms to create spaghetti Puffy Paint Cloud Art Mix three parts shaving cream to one part glue to create puffy paint. Have children paint clouds on blue construction paper. When dry, the paint will be puffy.	“It’s Raining, It’s Pouring” “If All the Gumdrops”
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus	Toy buses and tracks	Paint with feathers Handprint Pigeon	“The Wheels on the Bus”
Sheep in a Jeep	Felt board pattern Rhyming Sheep PrintableCards	Paint with Cotton Balls	“Baa Baa Black Sheep”
May I bring a Friend?	Toy tea set	Crowns Provide crowns for children to decorate and wear.	“Come To The Castle” (Tune: Down by the Station) Come to the castle early in the morning, See the lords and ladies all in a row. See the prince and princess leaving in the carriage. People throw confetti as they go. Come to the castle early in the evening. See the king and queen sitting on their thrones. See the knights in armor coming in from battle. See the captured dragons rattling their bones.
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie	Create a cardboard mouse head and cut out paper disks (cookies) to feed the mouse Cookie Counting Playdough Mats	Bake cookies or use playdough to make cookies	“3 Blind Mice” “Five Little Mice” Five little mice came out to play, Gathering crumbs along the way, Out came pussycat sleek and fat; Four little mice go scampering back Four little mice came out to play Gathering crumbs along the way Out came pussycat sleek and fat Three little mice go scampering back Three little mice came out to play Gathering crumbs along the way Out came pussycat sleek and fat Two little mice go scampering back Two little mice came out to play Gathering crumbs along the way Out came pussycat sleek and fat One little mouse goes scampering back One little mouse came out to play Gathering crumbs along the way Out came pussycat sleek and fat No little mice go scampering back

Learn More About Our Online Classes

Learn at Home Story Sacks

Now that many schools and child care programs are closing. Here are some at learn at home activities to share with families during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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