Fairytales

[erin-x]

For my college course I have to create a story sack that incorporates language, literacy and numercy skills into the story. It has to be a traditional story eg. Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen. I was just wondering if anyone had any good suggestions? I'm having a bit of a mind blank at the moment. x

[boxtops]

What about Aesop's Fables, the Fox and the Grapes - you could count the grapes which the fox steals - or the Tortoise and the Hare, there is number in the speed in which the hare overtakes.

[society]

What about Enid Blyton? Have you heard of this author and her famous tales? I love them all.

[erin-x]

I forgot to mention that the sack is for primary one children (aged 5-6) so the story would have to be quite short and sweet. Thanks for the input so far though :)

[boxtops]

Aesop is good for little ones, have a look here http://www.online-lit...sop/aesops-fables/31/ you can always add bits!

[karenmac60]

The Princess and the Pea? There are the mattresses for the numbers
http://childhoodreading.com/?p=5

[sophie_1003]

I had to create a maths focused story sack for uni and chose The Three Bears- tons and tons of opportunities for maths and could think of loads for literacy too!
The activities I had included a height chart in the shape of a tree, a song book with songs found from the internet that emphasised the sizes in the story and a game similar to the beetle drive game but with a bear made from different 2d shapes.

[saxy_jag]

Why not pay a visit to the children's section of your local library and have a browse at what they've got in stock? You may even get an idea from the librarian as to what's in short supply. You're probably aware that there are commercially available story sacks for a number of popular titles, so you'd do well not to replicate them.

Have you thought about one of Kipling's 'Just So Stories' or, perhaps, an Indian story. Diwali's coming up, so you could do the story of Rama and Sita. Some soft toys, a diva lamp etc.