http://storiesandchildren.com Where Sstories come alive and reading is fun Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:08:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://storiesandchildren.com/were-moving-house/ http://storiesandchildren.com/were-moving-house/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:08:23 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5913 Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/were-moving-house/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/prewriting-activity-doodle-dice/ http://storiesandchildren.com/prewriting-activity-doodle-dice/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:15:59 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5903 I absolutely loved doing this a prewriting/drawing activity with the boys. The boys really enjoyed it as well and engaged in it for a long time. Who knew drawing doodles could be so much fun and educational at the same time? Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/prewriting-activity-doodle-dice/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/tumble-bumble/ http://storiesandchildren.com/tumble-bumble/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:09:57 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5845 Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/tumble-bumble/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/cardboard-box-roads/ http://storiesandchildren.com/cardboard-box-roads/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:06:51 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5832 We've been building road out of on old cardboard box. Normally, we just flatten the box and open it out as flat as possible. The boys are then armed with pens and set free to create a city on the cardboard by drawing roads and shops, etc., on it. However, this time, we took a different approach. Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/cardboard-box-roads/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/sight-word-activity-construction/ http://storiesandchildren.com/sight-word-activity-construction/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:48 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5821 It's time to get out a construction set of some sort in order to play Sight Word Construction. The aim of the Sight Word Construction is for children to collect one piece of the construction set each time they read one of the sight word cards correctly. Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/sight-word-activity-construction/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/maths-activity/ http://storiesandchildren.com/maths-activity/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:58:34 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5787 Maths and snacks aren't two words you normally put in one sentence. However, it's possible to do maths at snack time in a fun way so that children won't even know they're doing a maths activity. The best part is that you can eat your maths activity! Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/maths-activity/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/make-an-ant-farm/ http://storiesandchildren.com/make-an-ant-farm/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:33:51 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5763 Our goal was to make an ant farm with children. We learnt a lot through doing this activity but the lesson learnt wasn't the one we'd planned on. For us, the learning occurred in the process rather than the end result. Here's our story - one that's unexpected, funny and definitely smelly! Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/make-an-ant-farm/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/scribblely-paintings/ http://storiesandchildren.com/scribblely-paintings/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:05:24 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5755 This is a fantastic painting experience that anyone can participate in. It's really fun to do. The beauty of this painting is that there's no pressure for anything to look like something recognisable. The focus is more on the process rather than the end product. Having said that, however, the end product can look absolutely fantastic - fit for any art gallery! Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/scribblely-paintings/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/mud-pies-for-hens/ http://storiesandchildren.com/mud-pies-for-hens/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:36:31 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5743 This adventure started with a new note on the door. The hens needed our help! There was no time to waste! (In case you're wondering, we don't really have any hens - although it would be great if we did! This activity was designed as an extension activity for the story we've been reading, "Farmer Blake and Sneaky Snake.") Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/mud-pies-for-hens/feed/ 0 http://storiesandchildren.com/centipedes-for-dinner/ http://storiesandchildren.com/centipedes-for-dinner/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:01:31 +0000 Susan http://storiesandchildren.com/?p=5688 Last night, we had centipedes for dinner. Okay ... well maybe not real centipedes as in the crawling variety found in the garden, but the kind made out of sausages. Here's how to make them. They're easy and fun! Continue reading →]]> http://storiesandchildren.com/centipedes-for-dinner/feed/ 0