Story Sacks
Catalogue
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Borrowing Collections
Our resources and artefacts are chosen to support curriculum topics and provide schools with a cost
effective way of enhancing their pupils’ learning experiences.
Each member of teaching staff can borrow up to four collections at a time
The loan period is three weeks
There is no limit on how many items can be borrowed in total over the year
Delivery and collection is included
Requesting collections is easy! Just contact us via email, phone
Or by using the online request form found on our website: www.coventry.gov.uk/sls
What Can We Borrow?
Contents
Story Sacks Plus
Yellow Story Sacks
Blue Number Sacks
Green Finding Out Sacks
Red Poetry and Rhyme Sacks
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To ensure safety at all times we advise that children should be closely
supervised when handling and examining these resources
A selection of DVD's, big books, photo packs and posters are also available for loan from SLS. If you
cannot see what you are looking for please ring 02476832338 or e-mail [email protected]
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Story Sacks Plus
With added extension activities
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood’s cape,
Big Bad Wolf’s hood and top
Bamboo basket
Little Red Riding Hood book
Wooden jigsaw
Four character finger puppets
Four aroma cubes: woof, crusty bread, forest, woodchip
Six copies of Little Red Riding Hood play script
Jack and the Beanstalk
Two Jack and the Beanstalk books
Six foam masks
Four finger puppets
One felt beanstalk
Four aroma cubes: ozone, jelly bean, cut grass and forest
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle- paperback,
board book and finger puppet book
I Eat Fruit! by Hannah Tofts
The Creepy, Crawly Caterpillar by Judith Nicholls
Activity kit with hand puppet
Board game
Small caterpillar toy and plastic fruits
Commotion in the Ocean
Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae
Who's There? Under The Sea board book
Who's Hiding In The Sea? board book,
‘Sneaky Sharks’ game
Six soft toys: Seal, turtle, shark, dolphin, whale, penguin
Large soft storage bag
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Peace at Last
Big book Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
The Teddy Bear's Christmas by Prue Theobalds
‘Crash Bang Wallop!’ CD card game
Three puppets – daddy, mummy and baby bear in a cloth bag
Rumble in the Jungle
Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae book
Animals in the Jungle book,
Africa Wild game
Six hand puppets: lion, giraffe, rhino,
zebra, tiger, and a white tiger
Farmer Duck
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
Farm Animals book
‘Quack Quack’ matching game
‘A Guide for Parents’ booklet
Five puppets: farmer, duck, sheep, cow, hen
Handa’s Surprise
Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne: paperback, hardback and CD
Character finger puppets- Handa, monkey, zebra, goat, elephant,
parrot, giraffe, ostrich and antelope
Four aroma boxes: mango, orange, pineapple and lemon.
Felt fruits in basket
Story map
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Yellow Story Sacks
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Tiger Tom
Three bears and Goldilocks finger puppets
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Ian Beck
Tiger hand puppet
Tiger Tom by Mary Green and Stephen Gulbis
Three Billy Goats
The Lost Acorns
Three billy goats and troll finger puppets
Three Billy Goats Gruff by Alison Edgson
Four foam character masks
Red squirrel hand puppet
The Lost Acorns by An Vrombaut
Dear Dragon
The Little Red Hen
Hen hand puppet
The Little Red Hen by Ronne Randall and Emma Dodd
Dragon and princess finger puppets
Dear Dragon by An Vrombaut
Incy Wincy Spider
Giraffes Can't Dance
Incy Wincy Spider by Keith Chapman and Jack Tickle
Giraffe hand puppet
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
and Guy Parker-Rees
Spider finger puppet
The Selfish Crocodile
At The End Of The Rainbow
Fox and badger finger puppet
At The End Of The Rainbow by A H Benjamin and
John Bendall- Brunello
Crocodile hand puppet
The Selfish Crocodile by Faustin Charles
and Michael Terry
Hoppity Skip Little Chick
Chick finger puppet
Hoppity Skip Little Chick by Jo Brown
The Loudest Roar
Tiger hand puppet
The Loudest Roar by Thomas Taylor
‘The Tiger's Roar’ – poem sheet
Cheeky Monkey
Monkey hand puppet
Cheeky Monkey by Curtis Jobling
Quiet!
Lion hand puppet
Quiet! By Paul Bright and Guy Parker- Rees
Bear hand puppet and two smaller teddy bears
Not So Loud, Oliver!
Owl and fox hand puppets
Not So Loud, Oliver! by Tony Maddox
Love Is Handful of Honey
Love is a Handful of Honey
by Giles Andreae and Vanessa Cabban
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Don't You Feel Well, Sam?
George and the Dragon
Bear hand puppet and a small teddy bear
Don't You Feel Well, Sam? by Amy Hest
and Anita Jeram
Dragon and mouse finger puppets
George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
Stuck in the Mud
The Very Lazy Ladybird
Ladybird finger puppet
The Very Lazy Ladybird by Isobel Fin and Jack Tickle
Chicken hand puppet
Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clarke and Garry Parsons
Augustus and his Smile
Smiley Shark
Tiger hand puppet
Augustus and his Smile by Catherine Rayner
Shark finger puppet
Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway
Bringing Down the Moon
Elmer
Elmer soft toy
Elmer by David McKee
Rabbit, squirrel, hedgehog and mole finger puppet
Bringing Down the Moon by Jonathan Emmett and
Vanessa Cabban
Rosie's Walk
I Love My Daddy
Fox hand puppet
Chicken finger puppet
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Bear hand puppet and two teddy bears
I Love my Daddy by Sebastien Braun
The Big Wide Mouthed Frog by Ana Martin
Larranaga
The Big Wide Mouthed Frog
Frog finger puppet
‘The Big Wide Mouthed Frog’ poem sheet
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables big book
Lion hand puppet and mouse finger puppet
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Blue Number Sacks
Five Little Mice
Five Little Teddies
Five finger puppet mice and one cat hand puppet
Numbers cards 0-5
‘Five Little Mice’ – poem sheet
Five small soft teddy bears
Number cards 1-5
‘Five Little Teddies’ – poem sheet
On the Edge of the Jungle
Five Pretty Butterflies
Five plastic elephants
Numbers cards 0-5
‘On the Edge of the Jungle’ – poem sheet
Five plastic butterflies
Number cards 0-5
‘Five Pretty Butterflies’ – poem sheet
Six Fruit Tarts
Little Brown Rabbits
Six plastic fruit tarts
Number cards 0-10
‘Six Fruit Tarts’ – poem sheet
Five plastic rabbits
Number cards 0-5
‘Little Brown Rabbits’ – poem sheet
Seven Juicy Worms
Five Young Monkeys
Seven plastic worms and one bird finger puppet
Number cards 1-10
‘Seven Juicy Worms’ – poem sheet
Five monkey finger puppets
Number cards 0-5
‘Five Young Monkeys’ – poem sheet
Five Little Beetles
Little Squirrels
Five plastic beetles
Number cards 0-5
‘Five Little Beetles’ – poem sheet
Five finger puppet squirrels
Number cards 1-5
‘Little Squirrels’ – poem sheet
Five Little Birds
Five Chocolate Cookies
Five finger puppet birds
Number cards 1-5
‘Five Little Birds’ – poem sheet
Five plastic cookies
Number cards 0-5
‘Five Chocolate Cookies’ – poem sheet
Five Lazy Lizards
Five Creepy Crawly Spiders
Five plastic spiders
Number cards 0-5
‘Five Creepy Crawly Spiders’ – poem sheet
Five plastic lizards
Number cards 0-5
‘Five Lazy Lizards’ – poem sheet
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Green Finding Out Sacks
Birds
Horses
Birds by Tracey Crawford
Horses by Rachael Bell
Plastic parrot, penguin, owl, and goose
Four plastic horses
Dolphins
Making Music
Watching Dolphins in the Ocean by Elizabeth Miles
I'm Good At Music by Eileen Day
Three plastic dolphins
Jingle bells, castanets and egg shaker
Elephants
Minibeasts
Elephants by Patricia Kendall
Insects by Rod Theodorou
Three plastic elephants
Plastic butterfly, ladybird, dragonfly,
praying mantis, spider, dung beetle, bee, ant
Families
Our Families from Baby to Grandma
Penguins
by Monica Hughes
Four wooden figures
Watching Penguins in Antarctica by
Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Four plastic penguins
Farm Animals 1
Animal on the Farm by Sue Barraclough
Polar Bears
Plastic cow, lamb, hen, pig and piglet
Polar Bears by Rod Theodorou (two copies)
Two plastic polar bears
Farm Animals 2
Farm Animal s by Sue Barraclough
Sharks
Plastic cow, sheep, lamb, goat, hen and pig
Watching Sharks in the Ocean
Giraffes
by L. Patricia Kite
Three plastic sharks - hammerhead,
great white, leopard
Watching Giraffes in Africa by Deborah Underwood
Three plastic giraffes
Snakes
Snakes by Patricia Whitehouse
Two plastic snakes
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Red Poetry and Rhyme Sacks
Snake Bite
Clever Monkey
Green soft toy snake
‘Snake Bite’ poem sheet
Monkey hand puppet
‘Clever Monkey’ poem sheet
Bedtime Bear
Octopus Antics
One bear hand puppet and one cuddly toy bear
‘Bedtime Bear’ poem sheet
Octopus hand puppet
‘Octopus’ poem sheet
Ladybird Walk
Little Red Riding Hood
Two ladybird finger puppets
‘Ladybird Walk’ poem sheet
Granny, Red Riding Hood, Woodcutter and
Wolf dressed as Granny finger puppets
‘Little Red Riding Hood’ poem sheet
Penguin Story
Making a Gingerbread Man
Two penguin finger puppets
‘Penguin story’ poem sheet
In A Pile of Leaves
Gingerbread man finger puppet
‘Making a Gingerbread Man’ poem sheet
Gingerbread people recipe sheet
Hedgehog hand puppet
‘In a Pile of Leaves’ poem sheet
Watching In the Tree Tops
My Cat Just Sleeps
Owl hand puppet
‘Watching in the Tree Tops’ poem sheet
Cat hand puppet
‘My Cat Just Sleeps’ poem sheet
Billy Goats Gruff
Abracadabra
Three billy goats finger puppets
One troll hand puppet
‘Billy Goats Gruff’ poem sheet
Wizard hand puppet
‘Abracadabra’ poem sheet
King of the Jungle
Lion hand puppet
‘King of the Jungle’ poem sheet
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