Using Story Sack Teaching Resources To Educate Young Children

If you are involved in the education of primary school age children then you will soon find yourself employing a not inconsiderable number of story books. You will need all manner of additional resources to put to work alongside the story books so you will probably save a considerable amount of time if you use specially prepared early years resources. It is quite possible to find complete story sacks but you can put together your own relatively easily using story resources.

The vital component of a quality story sack is the main book that the story sack is based upon. A good quality story that captures young children’s imagination and fosters their enjoyment of books and reading is a must. Authors of children’s books have produced prize winning stories that have become favourites for many generations of children. The actual storage of the resources that support the story are often stored in a sack made of a soft fabric. They can be stored and hung with a drawstring and are easy for young children to handle. The contents of story sacks vary but the main resources that should be included are soft toys, puppets, games, a story tape, DVD, photographs, books closely associated with the main title and perhaps a CD of resource materials that can be used for teaching. Factual books associated with the main book should also be included.

You will find that story sacks are used within most infant and early years settings. Story sacks are a great learning resource as they promote creativity in young children’s learning. Children soon gain in confidence with texts that are appropriate for their maturity and are age appropriate. Regular use of a variety of well chosen story sacks will enhance young children’s development in language skills. Speaking and listening skills are developed alongside an enjoyment of books and becoming an early reader.

Since the 1990′s story sacks have become more widely available. They can be purchased on line, and may be available to borrow from libraries and centres that cater for the development of families with young children. There are increasingly more volunteer groups being asked to help towards creating resources to support story sacks. There are a wide variety of story sacks available so act wisely when researching the best resources.

The best story sacks have interactive materials for children to use and also come with a guide and activities for the adults. The activities give many more ideas as to how the story can be used and link the story with other areas of learning. A good story can be used creatively not just in learning to enjoy books and literacy skills but also with art and craft ideas, learning about the world, cooking, early number concepts and in using technology.

Children love to share and listen to stories. Story sacks are a great way to share more than just listening or telling a story. The supporting materials add a fun dimension and encourage those taking part to communicate and get more involved. Neil Griffiths, a Head Teacher, from Swindon developed the idea of story sacks as a way to help the story teller share different ideas with young children. Those using a story sack can help foster that interest and enjoyment in books that young children need to become proficient readers.

As story sacks have become more popular their use has spread to agencies, groups and institutions other than schools and pre-school settings. Libraries, childminders, after school clubs, speech therapists and children’s hospitals are now finding story sacks a beneficial resource. Teachers of children that have specific learning needs are also finding story sacks help create positive results.

One of the most positive sides to story sacks are the opportunities that they give to young children to use them independently and in small groups. Once the child is familiar with the story and the contents of the sack they are able to explore the story and re-tell it using the supporting props. This helps to develop their independence, sharing, taking turns, and will help develop their confidence and language skills.

Some of the best suppliers of story sacks also provide a CD of materials, activities,colouring sheets,tracing, writing scaffolds and early maths activities and resources that can be printed out and used whenever the need arises. You should look out for suppliers that also provide materials on their CD’s that can save hours and hours of preparation for display purposes.

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