ABSTRACT

Part of the Ready, Steady, Play! series, Books, Stories and Puppets promotes visual storytelling and provides ideas for extending learning through a range of stories and characters that are well-known and much loved by children and adults alike. This book:

  • provides ideas and templates for visual resources that will enhance storytime
  • outlines fun ideas across all curriculum areas, linked to favourite stories
  • encourages the use of drama as a mode of story telling.

Containing simple but excellent ideas for creative play experiences for all early years practitioners and students on early years courses, this book is also recommended reading for parents looking for inspiration.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter |9 pages

Discussion resources

part |36 pages

Activities

chapter |2 pages

The Giant Jam Sandwich

chapter |3 pages

The Gingerbread Man

chapter |6 pages

The Three Little Pigs

chapter |5 pages

Owl Babies

chapter |4 pages

Elmer

chapter |6 pages

Handa's Surprise

part |24 pages

Visual resources to support story-telling

chapter |2 pages

Making books with children

chapter |2 pages

Story boards

chapter |3 pages

Story sacks

chapter |2 pages

Changeable wall displays

chapter |2 pages

Persona dolls

chapter |12 pages

Making and using puppets