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Use a variety of story materials, loose parts, art supplies and found items.
Use a variety of story materials, loose parts, art supplies and found items.
Story Studio Set Up & Shopping
Get collecting. Visit your local tree, park, forest, beach.
Get collecting. Visit your local tree, park, forest, beach.
Get shopping. Think thrift stores, dollar stores and for bigger ticket items see our favourite places to shop. (Studio Shops Infographic above).
Get shopping. Think thrift stores, dollar stores and for bigger ticket items see our favourite places to shop. (Studio Shops Infographic above).
Get creative. Just about anything can make great story materials. Leftover ribbon, cardboard tubes, old slide frames...the posibilities are endless.
Get creative. Just about anything can make great story materials. Leftover ribbon, cardboard tubes, old slide frames...the posibilities are endless.
Art Supplies
Art Supplies
Watercolours, sharpie markers, pastels, sidewalk chalk, clay and wire, stamps, crayons, pencil crayons, markers, paint pens...what is your favourite medium? What do you have easily accessible?
Loose Parts and Story Materials
Consider adding some of these items to your Story Studio or classroom to invite and inspire your learners to share their stories.
Natural
Collect (and return!) natural materials from your place.
Consider: pinecones, rocks, shells, sticks, tree cookies.
Realistic
Purchase or make items that represent specific things like animals or trees
Consider: plastic animals, wooden trees, peg people.
"Stuff"
Search thrift shops, dollar stores, the art supply cupboard and ask families to donate items that can represent anything.
Consider: bottle lids, beads, pipe cleaners, felt mats.
Art Supplies
Water colours, paint pens, sharpie markers, crayons, pencil crayons, pastels, felt markers, clay and wire, placticene, Crayola Model Magic, stamps and ink pads, charcoal.
Larger Pieces
Things to build or pieces to inspire.
Consider: Keva blocks, chunky puzzle pieces, wooden tree pieces, wooden pieces: rainbow, cave, fire, wave, canoes, reflective surfaces, kinetic sand.
Tools
Ways for students to share thier stories.
Consider:
iPad/tablet/phone to photograph/video
pencils, pens, sharpies
paper - lined, blank, coloured, folded and stapled into books, copies of story maps
clipboards
computer
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