Story baskets ideas

My three-year-old loves listening to a story but at times he struggles to sit still. I often put together little story baskets for him so that he can play while I'm reading and still be engaged in the story, or when he reads to himself he can extend his learning or continue with the story afterwards. The materials in our story baskets aren't specifically for the child to recreate or retell the story but rather in their own way, further explore the topics and themes. Above we put a child's…

Excellent ways to provide an accessible creation station for children and lots of ways to vary art inside the classroom with a variety of materials.

The appeal of Treasure Baskets Treasure baskets can be filled with everyday objects which then become a treasure trove to ignite and spark imaginations and learning. This one is a story basket for The 3 little pigs. Including items to re-enact the story and explore.

Story basket activity with storytelling props and puppets for pre-k early education toddlers. Teach pre-reading skills and early literacy by retelling favorite stories like I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

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.

Little truck fans will delight in this Little Blue Truck story telling basket filled with all of the objects required to recreate the popular story.