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Sage Educational Trust Literacy Resources

These resources are held at: Forster Park, Boundfield Road, London SE6 1PQ

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To make it easier to find your way round this very long form, it has been divided into sections. You can return to this page index at any time to help you find the sections you need. You can submit the form at the end of each section. There are limits on the number of items you can order from each section.

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Story Props: Story-telling / Re-telling / Enactment (including books and resources to support class, small group and assembly story-telling, re-telling and enactment)
Story Sacks (including books, games and equipment)
Story Props: Take-Home Bags or Story-telling Props (rucksacks containing hard-back book and soft toy appropriate for school or home use)
Story Background Resources Equipment / Story Settings (equipment to provide settings to encourage small group or individual story telling or writing)
Story Props: Action Counting & Nursery Rhymes & Traditional Stories
Topic / Display Boxes (books and resources to support topics and displays)

1: Props: Story-telling/ Re-telling/Enactment

1	Props: Story-telling/ Re-telling/Enactment
ST 1	‘This is the Bear’ by Sarah Hayes & Helen Craig Paper-back book + bear + bin, man, bear & boy ‘What’s Rubbish?’ (re-cycling game, Orchard Toys 5-10) ‘Bear’ material lined draw-string bags
ST 2	‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Eric Carle Large soft toy + magnetic laminates ‘Bear’ material lined draw-string bag
ST 3	‘Handa’s Surprise’ by Eileen Browne 1 orange, 5 satsumas, pineapple, banana, avocado, guava, passion fruit, mango, giraffe, elephant, monkey, goat, zebra, parrot, antelope, ostrich ‘Bear’ material lined draw-string bag
ST 4	‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Eric Carle large soft toys: brown bear and white bear (hand puppet) ‘Bear’ material lined draw-string bag
ST 5	‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Eric Carle large soft toys: brown bear and white bear (hand puppet) ‘Bear’ material lined draw-string bag
ST 6	‘Owl Babies’ by Martin Waddell paper-back book + owl glove puppet & 3 owl soft toys; 4 owl finger puppets Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 7	‘That’s not fair, hare’ by Julie Sykes / Tim Warnes hard-back book + hare, grey squirrel, rabbit glove puppets, & tortoise soft toy Material and Plastic draw-string bag
ST 8	‘The Very Busy Spider’ by Eric Carle board book + spider, horse, cow, sheep, goat, pig, dog, cat, duck, rooster + owl + miniature story telling cards ‘Spiders’ by Claire Llewellyn / Barrie Watts (HB) Plastic/material ‘carrier’ bag
ST 9	‘Will you forgive me?’ by Sally Grindley / Penny Dann Hard-back book + bear and fox soft toys + tickling stick Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 10	‘Jungle Sounds’ by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins paper-back book + panther, hippopotamus, crocodile, bear, tiger and snake soft toys Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 11	‘The Owl who was afraid of the dark’ by Jill Tomlinson Hard back book Owl soft toy + C D Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 12	‘Mr Gumpy’s Motor Car’ by John Burningham Mr Gumpy, girl, boy, wooden car, sheep, cat, rabbit, goat, cows x2, pig, chicken, wooden plaque Material and plastic draw-string bag
ST 13	‘Owl Babies’ by Martin Waddell paper-back book + 4 owl soft toys (1 authentic owl call) material and plastic draw-string bag
ST 14	‘Hug’ by Jez Alborough hard-back book + mother and baby soft toys Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 15	‘Rosie’s Babies’ by Martin Waddell (PB) Teddy Bear Rabbit Draw string bag
ST 16	‘Owl Babies’ by Martin Waddell paper-back book + 4 owl soft toys (1 authentic owl call) material and plastic draw-string bag
ST 17	‘A Kiss Like This’ by Catherine & Laurence Anholt Paper-back book & lion parent and cub
ST 18	‘Three Little Kittens’ by Tanya Linch hard-back book + cat and 3 kittens (purr) Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 19	‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julia Donaldson paper-back book + monkey, butterfly, elephant, snake, spider, parrot, frog and bat glove puppets + spider Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 20	‘The Patchwork Quilt’ by Valerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney Paper-back book + quilt Plastic draw-string bag
ST 21	‘Tiggy Tiger, Brave Explorer’ by Claire Freedman paper-back book + tiger soft toy, monkey, turtle, hippopotamus, rhinoceros finger puppets Material and Plastic draw-string bags paper-back book + tiger soft toy, monkey, turtle, hippopotamus, rhinoceros finger puppets Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 22	‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler Board book + mouse, fox, snake, owl + Gruffalo + story-telling apron
ST 23	‘No More Kissing’ by Emma Chichester Clark hard-back book + monkey glove puppet Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 24	The Pop-up ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ by Giles Andreae & David Wojtowycz Chimpanzee, Lion, Snake, Elephant, Crocodile soft toys Material/plastic draw-string bag
ST 25	‘Lost on the Beach’ by Ian Beck Hard-back book + soft toy bear Material and plastic draw-string bag
ST 26	‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Eric Carle paper-back book + plastic painted animals: bear, horse, frog, cat, dog, sheep, duck, bird, fish ‘Wishing Bird’ by Alison Boyle & David Wojtowycz (PB) Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 27	‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julie Donaldson paper-back book + finger puppets: butterfly, monkey, snake, elephant, parrot, frog and bat Plastic zip bag
ST 28	‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Eric Carle ‘Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?’ large soft toys: brown bear and white bear Hard-back books: In the Wild ‘Polar Bears’ by Patricia Kendall In the Wild ’Grizzly Bears’ by Patricia Kendall Orange ‘duffel’ bag
ST 29	‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Eric Carle large soft toys: brown bear and white bear(hand puppet)
ST 30	Pop-Up ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ by Giles Andreae / David Wojtowycz Fish, whale, penguin, octopus, shark soft toys ‘Who’s under the sea?’ puzzle material draw-string bag
ST 31	Large Kangaroo + baby Green draw string bag
ST 32	‘Commotion in the Ocean’ by Giles Andreae lobster, octopus, fish, dolphin, walrus, shark, soft toys FIRST DISCOVERY CLOSE-UPS ‘Let’s look at the Seashore’ (HB) Material and Plastic zip bag
ST 33	‘Come on Daisy’ by Jane Simmons enlarged text + large Daisy soft toy White Material zip bag
ST 34	‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ by John Burningham Large: wooden boat, Mr Gumpy, sheep, cat, rabbit, goat, cow, pig, chickens (soft toys) Large white draw-string bag
ST 35	‘Jump in’ (hard-back) by Ian Whybrow & David Melling Duck, sheep, 2 mice, cow, kangaroo, giraffe, buffalo, hippo, elephant, tiger, soft toys Truck Black long-handled bag
ST 36	‘Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge’ by Mem Fox Football, 4 shells, 2 eggs, 1 medal, 1 puppet, magnetic labels, basket Black long-handled bag
ST 37	‘In the Woods’ by Chris Wormell Hard-back book + 3 bears Black long-handled bag
ST 38	‘The Bad Tempered Ladybird’ by Eric Carle Wasp, stag beetle, praying mantis, sparrow, lobster, skunk, snake, hyena, gorilla, rhino, elephant, whale, ladybird Black long-handled bag
ST 39	‘Please Don’t Chat to the Bus Driver’ by Shen Roddie & Jill Newton Bus, pig, crocodile, rabbit, fox, hen, cow, frog and dog bus driver Black long-handled bag
ST 40	‘The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse’, ‘Charlie and Tyler at the Seaside’ by Helen Craig 2 paper-back books + brown and grey mice plastic wallet
ST 41	‘The Cockerel and the Fox’ re-told by Helen Ward hard-back book + cockerel and fox (farmyard soft toys available) plastic zip bag
ST 42	‘The Magic Bed’ by John Burningham Hard-back book, Bed, George, gnomes, fairies, tiger, treasure chest, pirates, dolphin, geese, witch Green cloth lined draw-string bag
ST 43	‘Elephant Baby’ by Tania Cox & Anne James Large Elephant + Baby Elephant Large cream draw string bag
ST 44	‘Rumble in the jungle’ by Giles Andreae & David Wojtowycz (PB) Large soft toys: Lion, Hippopotamus, Crocodile, Tiger, Leopard, Snake; Glove Puppet: Zebra, Giraffe, Rhinoceros, Zebra + Chimpanzee mask Yellow cloth draw-string-bag
ST 45	‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julia Donaldson enlarged text paper-back book + monkey, butterfly, elephant, snake, spider, parrot, frog and bat glove puppets Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 46	‘Raft Ride’ by Marjorie Newman & Graham Round Large raft, elephant, tiger, monkey, parrot + poles and laces for raft-making. Material draw-string bag
ST 46a	‘Raft Ride’ by Marjorie Newman & Graham Round Small raft, elephant, tiger, monkey, parrot + poles and laces for raft-making.
ST 47	‘A Huge Bag full of Worries’ paper-back book + 17 ‘worries’ blue and red bag
ST 48	‘Mole and the Baby Bird’ by Marjorie Newman Paper-back book + mole glove puppet + bird Plastic zip bag
ST 49	‘Always and Forever’ (PHSE) by Alan Durant Illus. Debi Gliori Hard-back book + otter, mole, fox, hare, squirrel, flowers Plastic zip bag
ST 50	‘Tickling Tigers’ by Anna Currey ‘Imagine you are a Tiger’ by Karen Wallace & Peter Melnyczuk Mouse soft toy and tiger glove puppet Plastic zip bag
ST 51	‘The Owl who was afraid of the dark’ by Jill Tomlinson Glove puppet owl Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ST 52	‘Barnaby Bear to the Rescue’ (large text) by Elaine Jackson Bear, rucksack, coat, hat and mittens Red check bag
ST 53	‘Mr Gumpy’s Motor Car’ by John Burningham Magnetic laminates: Mr Gumpy, boy, girl, car, sheep, cat, rabbit, goat, cow, pig, chickens. Plastic wallet
ST 54	‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ by John Burningham Magnetic laminates: Mr Gumpy, boy, girl, boat, sheep, cat, rabbit, goat, cow, pig, chickens. Plastic wallet
ST 55	‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ by John Burningham Wooden boat, Mr Gumpy, girl, boy, sheep, cat, rabbit, goat, cow, pig, chickens (plastic toys) material and plastic draw-string bag
ST 56	‘Sharks in the Wild’ ‘Sidney Shark’s Seaside Shanties’ WWF Giles Andrea & David Wojtowycz Shark glove puppet
ST 57	‘Pig in the Pond’ by Martin Waddell Cloth mat, animals, horse and cart, magnetic laminates and sentences
ST 58	‘The bad-tempered Ladybird’ by Eric Carle Magnetic laminates Up the Garden Path ‘Are you a Ladybird?’ by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries (PB) Plastic wallet
ST 59	‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle Paper-back book + caterpillar glove puppet, butterfly glove puppet, pupae, apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries, 5 oranges, chocolate cake, ice cream, pickle, slice Swiss cheese, salami, lollipop, piece of cherry pie, sausage, cupcake, slice watermelon. Sentence level activities ‘Caterpillars’ by Claire Llewellyn (HB) and Barrie Watts Tall plastic box
ST 60	‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle Caterpillar glove puppet, butterfly glove puppet, apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries, 5 oranges, chocolate cake, ice cream, pickle, slice Swiss cheese, salami, lollipop, piece of cherry pie, sausage, cupcake, slice watermelon. Sentence activities. ‘Keeping Minibeasts: Butterflies and Moths’ by Barrie Watts Plastic box
ST 61	‘Rosie’s Walk’ by Pat Hutchins 4 wooden farm buildings, windmill, haystack, bee-hive, pond, tractor, rake plastic: fox, goat, hen; paper-back book and double sheet story cards, sentences. Plastic boxes
ST 62	‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ 2 bear soft toys Double fold story picture cards / matching sentences
ST 63	‘Farmer Duck’ by Martin Waddell & Helen Oxenbury Magnetic laminates and sentences.
ST 64	‘Hmm…’ by Colin McNaughton ‘Suddenly!’ by Colin McNaughton ‘Wicked Wolf Tales’ Retold by Laura Cecil / Illus. Emma Chichester Clark ‘A Wolf at the Door!’ by Colin Hawkins ‘Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?’ (lift-the-flap) by Nick Ward ‘What’s the Time Mr Wolf?’ by Tony Bradman & Margaret Chamberlan Very large wolf (child size)
ST 65	‘“Slowly, Slowly” said the Sloth’ by Eric Carle Laminate double pages and velcro animals.
ST 66	‘The Bad Tempered Ladybird’ by Eric Carle ‘Keeping Minibeasts: Ladybirds’ by Barrie Watts 2 ladybird finger puppets.
ST 67	‘Oi! Get off our Train!’ by John Burningham Paper-back book + train + polar bear, tiger, sea lion, elephant, albatross. White plastic box
ST 68	‘We’re Going on a Picnic!’ by Pat Hutchins Paper-back book + hen, duck, goose, mouse (glove puppet) squirrel, rabbit. Large Plastic zip bag
ST 69	‘The Selfish Crocodile’ by Faustin Charles & Michael Terry (PB) ‘Imagine You are a Crocodile’ by Mike Bostock Tape and small crocodile plastic draw-string bag
ST 70	‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle Paper-back book + magnetic laminates
ST 71	‘Kipper’s Toybox’ Kipper, owl, hippopotamus, sock thing, slipper, rabbit, snake, mice Magnetic pictures and speech bubbles. Cardboard box
ST 72	‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler Paper-back book + mouse, fox, snake, owl + Gruffalo; magnetic pictures; rhyming pairs game + ‘The Gruffalo Song’ X 4
ST 73	‘Noah’s Arc’ retold by Lucy Cousins cloth finger puppets: Mr and Mrs Noah + 6 animals
ST 74	‘Kipper’s Beachball’ Hard-back book + Kipper soft toy + tape +story & matching laminated pictures
ST 75	‘Hi, Harry’ by Martin Waddell (HB) Rabbit, mouse, tortoise, badger, rock, snail, toadstool.

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2: Story Sacks

2	Story Sacks
SS 1	Francis the Scaredy Cat by Ed Boxall (HB) Cat soft toy ‘Scaredy cat’ game (Orchard Toys) Large cat face Heavy cloth bag
SS 2	‘Cow’ by Malachy Doyle /Angelo Rinaldi Pig, Horse Giant farm floor puzzle Old Macdonald’s Farm Game Farm templates (6) Farmyard stories tape Heavy draw-string bag
SS 3	‘Who sees you on the farm?’ ‘The complete farmyard tales’ Tape ‘Animal Friends’ game/jigsaw ‘Cock-a-doodle-doo’ counting book farm tracing cards Plastic: horse, cow x 2, ram, pig + piglet, cats, ducks, goose chicken + chicks
SS 4	Farms (appropriate for taking home) 5 flat pack buildings, 3 hedges, 6 walls, 10 fence pieces, 2 gates Hard-back book: ‘Farmyard Animals’ by Paul Hess Plastic animals: sheep, cockerel, cow, horse, goat, pig, goose, dog Farmyard dominoes; tractor, trailer Black long-handled ‘shopping’ bag
SS 5	Farms ‘Cow’ by Malachy Doyle (HB) ‘Animal friends’ game/jigsaw ‘Farmyard animals’ by Paul Hess 12 cow pictures/poems, cow jigsaw heavy cloth bag
SS 6	Farms ‘Sally goes to the Farm’ by Stephen Huneck (HB) ’Cow’ by Malachy Doyle & Angelo Rinaldi (PB) Farm templates; ‘Old MacDonald’ farm game; farmyard stories tape Heavy Cloth bag
SS 7	‘Bear’ by Mick Inkpen (HB) Teddybear snap game Bear soft toy Wooden ‘mood’ bear puzzle ‘The history of the teddy bear’ poster Heavy material draw-string bag
SS 8	‘Traffic Jam’ game Bus, truck, jeep, car, train engine, car, aeroplane, sports car X2, fire engine, ambulance, rescue truck Road map play mat

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3: Story Props: Take-Home Bags or Story-telling Props

3	Story Props: Take-Home Bags or Story-telling Props
RS 1	Platypus by Chris Riddell Hard-back book + Soft toy platypus Red rucksack
RS 2	‘Little Rabbit Lost’ by Harry Horse Rabbit soft toy Red rucksack
RS 3	‘Goodbye Mog’ by Judith Kerr (HB) Glove Puppet Mog Red rucksack
RS 4	‘Little Humpty’ by Margaret Wild and Ann James Hard-back book + camel soft toy ‘Is a Camel a Mammal?’ All about MAMMALS (Cat in the Hat Learning Library) Tish Rabe illustrated by Jim Durk Paper-back book Red rucksack
RS 5	‘Rude Mule’ by Pamela Duncan Edwards (HB) Illus. Barbara Nascimberil Mule soft toy Red rucksack
RS 6	‘Frog’ by Susan Cooper (HB) Jane Brown Plastic + soft toy frogs Red rucksack
RS 7	‘The Selfish Crocodile’ by Faustin Charles & Michael Terry paper-back book + crocodile soft toy
RS 8	Albert le Blanc by Nick Butterworth (HB) Book + soft toy Red rucksack
RS 9	Quiet Please by Paul Bright (HB) Guy Parker-Reese ST lion Red rucksack
RS 10	One tiny turtle by Nicola Davies HB Illus. Jane Chapman Turtle ST Red rucksack
RS 11	‘When I’m a Big Bear’ by Lisa Shanahan Emma Quaig Bear and chicken soft toys Red rucksack
RS 12	‘Night Monkey Day Monkey’ by Julia Donaldson Illus. Lucy Richards Hard-back book + 2 monkeys Red, yellow, green rucksack
RS 13	‘Squash the Spider’ by Nick Ward Hard-back book + spider glove puppet
RS 14	‘Scaredy Mouse’ by Alan MacDonald & Tim Warnes Hard-back book & 2 mice: glove puppet and soft toy Red, yellow, green rucksack
RS 15	‘Little Tiger’s Big Surprise’ & ‘A Tiger Cub grows up’ by Julie Sykes & Tim Warnes 2 paper-back books + lion soft toy red/yellow/green/blue rucksack
RS 16	‘A Frog in the Bog’ by Karma Wilson & Joan Rankin Hard-back book + frog soft toy Black rucksack
RS 17	Polly’s Puffin by Sally Garland (HB) Ty Puffin Black rucksack
RS 18	‘Dinosaur Time’ by Michael Foreman Dinosaur Black Rucksack
RS 19	‘A Bit More Bert’ by Alan Ahlberg & Raymond Briggs Soft toy ‘Bert’ Black briefcase
RS 20	‘A Perfect Day for it’ by Jan Fearnley paper-back book + brown bear soft toy Black rucksack
RS 21	‘Bringing down the Moon’ by Jonathan Emmett Hard-back book + mole glove puppet
RS 22	Dora’s Chicks by Julie Sykes & Jane Chapman Paper-back book & hen + 6 chicks Plastic rucksack
RS 23	A Little Zeb Book ‘Happy’ by Caroline Castle Hard-back book + Zebra soft toy plastic rucksack
RS 24	‘Bat Loves the Night’ by Nicola Davies Contents: hard-back book + bat soft toy plastic rucksack
RS 25	Pop – up Fun Snappy Little Spooks by J. Wood HB pop-up book Ty ghost plastic bag
RS 26	Animals (board book) by A Barlow Striped Cat, spotted dog, fluffy sheep, swimming fish (4), happy monkeys (3), slow tortoise, furry polar bear, tall giraffe, two birds Plastic rucksack
RS 27	‘The Bush’ by Bernard Ashley (PB) Lynne Willey Rabbit glove puppet Smiley-face Rucksack
RS 28	‘What Shape is that, Piggy Wiggy’ by Christyan & Diane Fox ‘What’s the Opposite Piggy Wiggy?’ by Christyan & Diane Fox 2 board books + pig Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 29	‘Daisy says “If you’re happy and you know it”’ by Jane Simmons ‘Daisy says “Here we go round the Mulberry bush”’ by Jane Simmons Board books and soft toys Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 30	‘The Great Pet Sale’ by Mike Inkpen (HB) Tape + mouse (Ty)
RS 31	‘Happy Horse’ by Colin & Jacqui Hawkins hard-back book + horse soft toy Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 32	‘Little Zeb and Friends’ by: Caroline Castle paper-back book + zebra soft toy Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 33	‘The Tiger who came to tea’ by Judith Kerr paper-back book + tiger mask/hat + tape Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 34	‘The Tiger who came to tea’ by Judith Kerr paper-back book + tiger soft toy + tape Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 35	‘Dogger’ by Shirley Hughes Soft toy Tape Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 36	‘The Little Kipper Collection’ (Honk, Arnold, Splosh, Sandcastle) by Mick Inkpen Video Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 37	‘My best friend Bob’ by Georgia Ripper 2 x guinea pigs Green/yellow rucksack
RS 38	Rain Rain! Noah’s Ark Peter Mills Cloth Arc Cloth Animals Board book frieze Green/yellow Rucksack
RS 39	‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ by Ian Beck Paper-back book and Tortoise and hare soft toys Green/yellow rucksack
RS 40	‘Guess how much I Love You?’ by Sam McBratney Rabbit Green/yellow rucksack
RS 41	‘Kipper’s Monster’ (PB) by Mick Inkpen Tape Kipper and Tiger soft toys Green/yellow rucksack
RS 42	‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ – Board Book The VHC + other stories Eric Carle Ty butterfly, Caterpillar Video Green/yellow rucksack
RS 43	‘I’m not your friend’ by Sam McBratney Fox soft toy ‘See how they grow - Fox’
RS 44	‘The Three Little Pigs’ by Ian Beck 3 Pigs House Bag
RS 45	‘Not so loud Oliver’ by Tony Maddox Glove puppet owl
RS 46	‘The Owl who was afraid of the dark’ by Jill Tomlinson Owl soft toy
RS 47	Board books: ‘Cars + Vans’ ‘Ships + Boats’ ‘Trucks + Digger’ ‘Trains + Planes’ and wooden breakdown truck, Ambulance, Fire engine, Tractor, Car
RS 48	Eyewitness ‘Dinosaur’ + 3D Dinosaur Lee Davis Paper-back book, hard-back 3D book & 8 plastic dinosaurs Plastic rucksack

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4: Story Background Resources Equipment / Story Settings

4	Story Background Resources Equipment / Story Settings
SBG 1	The Three Bears’ Cottage Goldilocks, 3 bears + cottage, sink, cooker, dining table, 3 chairs, 3 beds, 1 cot, settee, armchair, coffee table, cupboard.
SBG 2	Cloth cottage plus mouse family (four) 4 beds, 4 chairs, 1 table, 2 armchairs.
SBG 3	The Three Bears’ Cottage: Goldilocks, cottage, 3 bears, 2 beds, 1 cot, dressing table, 3-piece suite, table, 3 dining chairs, 4 drawer tallboy, sink, cooker, cupboard, 4-drawer ‘dresser’ Large dark blue box.
SBG 4	The Large family. Books: ‘A quiet night in’ by Jill Murphy ‘All in one piece’ by Jill Murphy ‘Five minutes peace’ by Jill Murphy ‘A piece of cake’ by Jill Murphy Family cottage + 5 elephants, 3 beds, bunk bed, 4 dining chairs, 2- drawer dressing table, dresser, bath, slide, crib, 4 children’s toys, broom, bookcase, settee, ladder. Large black box.
SBG 5	Animal Hospital Vet Care Playset 1. Plastic Carry Case - 2 play scenes, 3 dogs, 2 cats, Horse and 3 foals 2. Mobile vet centre – large van, sliding insert, 6 dogs, 1 cat, vet’s case, feeding dish and bowl. 3. RSPCA jeep and vet, 2 bottles, vet’s bag, stethoscope, mobile phone, basket, cow, pig (very small)
SBG 6	Large chimpanzee story-telling /vocab. Puppet Black bird glove puppet White ‘laundry bag’
SBG 7	Story-telling/writing back-ground scenery Fairy tale Castle Wooden castle scene with drawbridge, 2 gateway walls, 1 side wall, 1 floor, 1 ladder, 1 princess, 1 prince on horseback, 1 king, 1 dragon, 1 wizard, 1 frog prince
SBG 8	Woodland background scene 4 finger puppets, plus fox and squirrel.
SBG 9	Story-telling/writing back-ground scenery Farm setting (12 pieces) Wooden farm building front, 2 side walls, back support, 1 floor, 1 ladder, 2 pigs, cow, horse, cockerel and farmer
SBG 10	Story-telling/writing back-ground scenery Farm setting (12 pieces) Wooden farm building front, 2 side walls, back support, 1 floor, 1 ladder, 2 pigs, cow, horse, cockerel and farmer
SBG 11	Story-telling/writing back-ground scenery Fire Station setting (12 pieces) Wooden fire station front, 2 side walls, back support, 1 decent pole, 1 ladder, 1 fire engine, 4 fire officers
SBG 12	Noah’s Ark Wooden Ark (on wheels- red, blue and black) Wooden animals: 2 elephants, 2 rhinoceros, 2 giraffes, 2 bison, 2 kangaroo, 2 zebra, 2 crocodiles, 2 skunks, 2 hens, 2 lambs, 2 ostrich, 2 frogs, 2 pigs, 2 leopards, 2 camels
SBG 13	Small Noah’s Ark Wooden Ark, wooden animals, wooden alphabet puzzle
SBG 14	Noah’s Ark Wooden Ark, ramp. Wooden animals: 2 lions, 2 bears, 2 horses, 2 hippopotamus, 2 elephants, 2 rhinoceros, 2 giraffes, 2 sea lions, 2 monkeys, 2 polar bears, Book: ‘Noah’s Ark’ (hard-back with stand-up ark and animals) by Jane Ray Noah’s Ark puzzle (card) Noah’s Ark puzzle (wood) ‘Two-by-two’ – a Noah’s Ark memory game (Orchard Toys) Noah’s Ark Memory Game (animal pairs)
SBG 15	Castle
SBG 16	Castle + princess, fairy, king, queen, prince, witch.
SBG 17	Pirate ship 2 rowing boats, 3 flags, 4 pirates, 3 chests, 3 barrels.
SBG 18	Large lighthouse
SBG 19	Tree House + 2 rabbits, badger, beaver, mouse, hedgehog.
SBG 20	Windmill + mouse, 2 rabbits + baby, 1 badger, 1 mole, 1 squirrel, 1 fox + cub, 1 frog and 1 cat. (Sylvania family animals + clothes)
SBG 21	Plastic Woodland + 2 rabbits, badger, mouse and fox
SBG 22	Airport
SBG 23	The Three Billy Goats Gruff - scene board + troll and 3 goats
SBG 24	Lego Explore theatre
SBG 25	Lego Explore Backpack/hospital ward
SBG 26	3 cottages.

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5: Story Props: Action Counting & Nursery Rhymes & Traditional Stories

5	Story Props: Action Counting & Nursery Rhymes & Traditional Stories
ART 1	Five Little Ducks Ian Beck enlarged text + mother duck soft toy + 5 plastic ducklings
ART 2	Old MacDonald Cow (glove puppet), horse, sheep (bleats), duckling, pig, cat, dog White/plastic zip bag
ART 3	Old MacDonald Cow , horse, sheep, duckling, pig, cat, dog, hen Draw string bag
ART 4	Old MacDonald had a Farm Cat, dog, cock, sheep, cow, donkey soft toys Duck
ART 5	Old MacDonald had a Farm George Buchanan Cow (moos), pig, duck, hen, dog, sheep {beanies} Plastic/material ‘carrier’ bag
ART 6	‘The Ugly Duckling’ retold by Ian Beck Duckling, swan Plastic zip bag
ART 7	‘Three Little Pigs’ 3 pig masks; 1 glove puppet wolf Draw string bag
ART 8	‘Three Little Pigs’ 3 Large Pigs, wolf glove puppet Green draw string bag
ART 9	‘The Three Little Pigs’ by Ian Beck 3 Pigs, wolf soft toys plastic/material draw string bag
ART 10	‘The Three Little Pigs’ Melissa Sweet 3 Pigs (glove puppets); wolf glove puppet
ART 11	Farmyard finger puppets: Turkey, cat, dog, sheep, cow, horse, donkey, goat, pig, duck
ART 12	Farmyard glove puppets (Old MacDonald; Pig’s in the Pond) Cow, horse, donkey, hen, duck
ART 13	‘Three Little Pigs’ 3 cloth houses, 3 pigs, 1 wolf finger puppet
ART 14	‘Three Little Pigs’ House of straw, house of sticks, house of bricks, 3 pigs, 1 wolf.
ART 15	‘We went to visit a Farm one Day’ Illus. by Jane Chapman Cow, horse, duck, pig, hen, sheep, dog. goose small soft toys Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ART 16	5 bean frogs, piece of driftwood 5 soft toy frogs 5 plastic speckled frogs 1 wooden pull frog 10 wooden frog heads
ART 17	‘Ten in the bed’ by David Ellwand 10 soft toy bears Bear draw-string bag
ART 18	‘Ten in the Bed’ by Penny Dale Hedgehog, Mouse, Nellie, Zebra, Ted, Rabbit, Croc, Bear, Sheep (large toys) Material and Plastic draw-string bags
ART 19	‘Little Red Riding Hood’ by Val Biro Basket, cloak, 2 apples, orange, grapes, pear and cloth.
ART 20	‘Little Red Riding Hood’ by Ian Beck Basket, cloak, apple, orange, grapes, pear, wolf glove puppet and cloth.
ART 21	‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly’ – board book Fly spider bird cat dog cow horse (plastic and soft toy mixed)
ART 22	‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly’ – board book Fly spider bird cat dog cow horse (plastic and soft toy mixed)
ART 23	Cloth Books & finger puppets: ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ ‘The Ugly Duckling’ ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ ‘The Three Little Pigs’
ART 24	Billy Goats Gruff 3 goats, troll
ART 25	‘Goldilocks and the Three bears’ 3 large bears Green draw-string-bag
ART 26	‘Goldilocks and the Three bears’ 3 beds, 3 bears, 3 chairs, 3 bowls, 3 plates, 3 cups, 3 knives, 3 spoons, 3 forks, 3 bowls for sorting White plastic box
ART 27	‘Goldilocks and the Three bears’ 3 bears, 3 chairs, 3 bowls, 3 plates, 3 cups, 3 knives, 3 spoons, 3 forks, 3 bowls for sorting White plastic box
ART 28	Kingfisher Library: ‘The Three Little Pigs and Other Stories’ – 3 pigs, wolf finger puppets; Goldilocks, 3 bears finger puppets; Red Riding Hood, wolf, woodcutter, Grandma finger puppets
ART 29	Kingfisher Library: ‘Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories’ Red Riding Hood, wolf, woodcutter, Grandma finger puppets 3 pigs, wolf finger puppets; Goldilocks, 3 bears finger puppets.
ART 30	‘Little Red Riding Hood’ - Red Riding Hood, Grandma, Woodcutter, Wolf finger puppets Cloth finger puppet theatre Story Cards
ART 31	Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Goldilocks and 3 bears finger puppets wooden finger puppet theatre, Story Cards
ART 32	‘Chicken Licken’ by Ian Beck Chicken Licken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Daddles, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey, Foxy Woxy
ART 33	‘This little chick’ by John Lawrence Chick, Pigs, Duck, Cow (moos), Frog, Lamb Plastic/cloth carrier style bag
ART 34	‘The Famous adventures of A Bird-Brained Hen’ by Jessica Southam Henny Penny, Ducky Daddles, Cocky Locky, Goosey Poosey, Foxy Loxy,
ART 35	The Three Bears glove puppet set 3 bears, Goldilocks
ART 36	The Three Bears glove puppet set 3 bears, Goldilocks
ART 37	Little Red Riding Hood glove puppet set Little Red Riding Hood, woodcutter, grandma, wolf
ART 38	‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ by Ian Beck Paper-back book + hare and tortoise soft toys Green and yellow rucksack
ART 39	Action Rhymes Box: ‘Five Little Speckled Frogs’ – (words sheet + 5 frogs & log) ‘Incey Wincey Spider’ – (words sheet + spider) ‘One Little Elephant’ – (words sheet + four soft toy elephants) ‘Five Rosy Apples’ – (words sheet + 5 wooden apples) ‘Two Little Dicky Birds’ – (words sheet + 2 soft toy birds ‘Four Little Fishes’ – (words + 4 fish)

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6: Topic / Display Boxes

6	Topic / Display Boxes
T/D 1	Farms and Animal families Large farm: 4 large wooden buildings 3 horses, black and white cow, bull & calf, brown bull, cow & calf, black and white boar, sow & 2 piglets, pink boar, sow & 3 piglets, ram, ewe & 3 lambs, billygoat, nanny goat & 2 kids, cats, geese, ducks and drake, chicken, duck and duckling, fox, turkey, scarecrow, haystack, 4 farmhands, 24 fence panels, trough, farm plant (tractor etc), 3 gate posts, 7 gates, 9 hedges, 17 walls; plastic table cover
T/D 2	Farms Farm: 5 buildings, base, tractor, 2x troughs, sheepdog, 3 x sheep, cat, 2 cows, 2 bulls, calf, horse and rider, 4 horses, 3 pigs, 3 piglets, turkey, geese, goslings, ducks, 4 farmworkers, 2 bales of hay ; . Large plastic table cover, material drape Yellow box
T/D 3	Farms Farm: 5 buildings, base, 2 tractors, 5 horses, 2 bulls, 1 cow, 1 dog, 3 pigs, geese, 1 sheep, 2 hens, signpost, 1 lamb, 1 duck, 1pheasant, farmhand, scarecrow, soft drape; 6 walls, 10 fence pieces, 2 gates, 3 hedges Blue box
T/D 4	Farm ELC Farm: 4 buildings, 5 long walls, 5 short walls, 4 gates, Plastic tractor and Animal box Plastic animals: Cow, bull, calf, Boar, Sow, 3 piglets, Ram, Ewe, 2 lambs, Billygoat, Nannygoat, kid, cock, hen, chick Books: ‘Little Rabbit’s First Farm Book’ (PB) Alan Baker Usborne ‘Farmyard Tales’ (Amery and Cartright) ‘Pampers’ cardboard box
T/D 5	Farmyard Games Spell a Puzzle farm (ELC) Tractor and floor puzzle (ELC) Match and make farm animals (ELC) Hide and Seek farm (matching farm pairs) (ELC) Giant Farm floor puzzle Sheep jigsaw Cow pictures Farm ink stamps
T/D 5a	Farmyard Books FIRST DISCOVERY Foldouts ‘The Farm’ (HB) DK EYE-OPENERS ‘Farm Animals’ ‘I am a Duck’ illustrated by Louise Voce ‘I am a Frog’ illustrated by Louise Voce (PB) ‘I am a Rabbit’ illustrated by Louise Voce DK SEE HOW THEY GROW ‘FOAL’ (HB) DK SEE HOW THEY GROW ‘CHICK’ (HB) DK SEE HOW THEY GROW ‘DUCK’ (HB) Watch it Grow ‘Duck’ by Barrie Watts (HB) Life Cycles ‘Ducks and other birds’ by Sally Morgan (HB) The Dorling Kindersley Picturepedia ‘FOOD AND FARMING’ (HB) How do they Grow? ‘From Chick to Chicken’ Jillian Powell (PB)
T/D 6	British Wildlife Non-fiction hard-back books: Animal neighbours: (Michael Leach) ‘Fox’, ‘Otter’, ‘Deer’, ‘Hare’, 'Badger’, ‘Hedgehog’ Non-fiction paper-back books: Natural World ‘Golden Eagle’ (wwf) Malcolm Penny ‘Eagle’ Judy Allen /Tudor Humphries ‘Who am I?’ Moira Butterfield Wayne Ford Fiction paper-back books: ‘One Snowy Night’ by Nick Butterworth ‘Percy’s Bumpy Ride’ by Nick Butterworth Fiction hard-back books: ‘The Cross Rabbit’ by Nick Butterworth Video: ‘After the Storm’ by Nick Butterworth + book Plastic Animals: Deer, fox, 2 rabbits, squirrel, badger, hedgehog, otter, beaver, owl. 6 Percy’s Park magazines 3 Percy’s Park posters
T/D 7	British Wildlife ‘Percy’s Friend The Fox’ ‘Percy’s Friend The Rabbits’ ‘Percy’s Friend The Squirrels’ ‘Percy’s Friend The Mole’ ‘Percy’s Friend The Badger’ ‘Percy’s Friend The Ducks’ ‘The Secret Path’ ‘After the Storm’ ‘The Rescue Party’ 9 paper-back books by Nick Butterworth Soft toys: Small badger, squirrel, fox, 2 rabbits, duck, hedgehog, mouse, large rabbit, otter, fox, hedgehog, eagle Green draw-string bag
T/D 8	British Wildlife ‘One Snowy Night’ by Nick Butterworth ‘The Secret Path’ by Nick Butterworth ‘One Warm Fox’ by Nick Butterworth Glove Puppets: Owl, Badger, Hedgehog, 2 Squirrels - 1 grey, 1 red fox Green draw-string bag
T/D 9	British Wildlife ‘The Fox’s hiccups’ by Nick Butterworth ‘The Hedgehog’s balloon’ by Nick Butterworth ‘The Cross Rabbit’ by Nick Butterworth ‘Owl Takes Charge’ by Nick Butterworth ‘The badger’s Bath’ by Nick Butterworth Paper-back books + fox, rabbit, hedgehog, badger, plastic zip bag
T/D 10	Vets Vets’ Basket + large cat Vets’ Plastic basket + dog Vets’ instruments
T/D 10a	My Pet Kitten by Honor Head My Pet Puppy by Honor Head Photography by Jane Burton 2 paper-back books + puppy and kitten soft toys Plastic rucksack
T/D 11	Habitats: Safari Books: In the wild WWF: ‘Lions’ (PB) by Patricia Kendell ‘Leopards’ (HB) by Patricia Kendell ‘Tigers’ (HB) by Patricia Kendell ‘Hippos’ (HB) by Patricia Kendell ‘The elephant book’ (HB) by Ian Redmond ‘Cheetah’ HB (Natural World) by Anna Claybourne Zebra jigsaw puzzle Pictures: Zebra, Tiger, Rhino, Lion, Hippo, Giraffe, Gorilla Plastic Animals: Extra large lion and Rhinoceros Large: Lion, Hippo, Elephant, Tiger Chimp, Crocodile, Giraffe, Zebra 3 plastic book stands
T/D 12	Animal Babies: Book: ‘Questions and Answers about Animal Babies’ by Anita Ganeri (PB) Plastic Animals: Lion, lioness + 2 cubs, 2 tigers 2 cubs, 2 crocodiles + baby in egg, 2 giraffe + baby giraffe, 2 elephants 1 baby, 2 gorillas + baby, cheetah + baby, rhino + baby, 2 hippos + baby, zebra + baby Green plastic zip bag
T/D 13	Habitats: Safari Books: IN THE WILD: Pandas (HB) by Patricia Kendell Gorillas (HB) by Patricia Kendell Alligators (HB) by Patricia Kendell Giraffes (HB) by Patricia Kendell Elephants (PB) by Patricia Kendell Plastic animals: Lion, crocodile, tiger, gorilla, monkey (+ baby), hippo, rhino, giraffe, elephant Green Plastic zip bag
T/D 14	Habitats: Safari Book: The Natural History Museum ‘Monkeys’ (PB) First Discovery ‘The Lion’ (HB) Solo Wildlife ‘Elephant’ by David Kennett(PB) OXFORD REDS ‘Crocodiles’ by Hannah Cole (PB) OXFORD REDS ‘Big Cats’ by Kenneth Ireland (PB) All About Elephants (My Animal Kingdom) X4 ‘The Hunter’ by Paul Geraghty (PB) Safari Animals: Elephant, crocodile, tiger, lion, monkey, hippo, giraffe (Strong plastic zip bag) Elephant, lion, monkey, crocodile (Ty soft toys) Plastic box
T/D 15	Pond Life / Life-cycles: Frogs Books: ‘Let’s Look at the Pond’ (HB) - First Discovery close-ups ‘Frogs and Snakes and their Relatives’ - Natural History Museum ‘I am a Frog’ by Louise Voce ‘Life in a Pond’ by Claire Oliver ‘The Big Wide-mouthed Frog’ by Anna Martin-Larranaga Plastic life-cycle of a frog ‘Wonderful World of Animals ‘Amphibians’’ (HB) 5 wooden frog heads 5 plastic frogs 1 book stand
T/D 16	Dinosaurs Books: ‘Dinosaur Roar’ by Paul and Henrietta Stickland ‘Ten Terrible Dinosaurs’ by Paul and Henrietta Stickland ‘3D Dinosaur’ - DK Eyewitness ‘Long Neck and Thunderfoot’ by Helen Piers & Michael Foreman ‘Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish’ by Mick Manning & Brita ‘Dinomania’ by John Cooper ‘Scary Creatures Dinosaurs’ ‘Oh say can you say Di-no-saur?’ All about DINOSAURS (The Cat in the Hat Learning Library) by Bonnie Worth illustrated by Steve Haefele (PB) 8 magnetic heads: 1 coelophysis, 1 allosaurus, 4 torosaurus, 1 ornitholestes, 1 leaellynasaura 18 plastic dinosaurs: 2 parasaurolophus, 3 stegosaurus, 4 triceratops, 1 brontosaurus, 2 tyranosaurus, 1 arasaurolophus, 2 apatosaurus babies, 1 diplodocus, 4 ‘unknowns’ large ‘roaring’ soft toy dinosaur + baby Plastic box
T/D 17	Large selection of plastic Dinosaurs.
T/D 18	Big Cats Big Cats (PB) by Clare Llewellyn Plastic: Lion Lioness 2 cubs tiger cub cheetah cub
T/D 19	Mammals What’s the difference? Mammals (PB) The Dorling Kindersley Picturepedia ‘Mammals’ DK Explorers ‘Mammals’ by Sephen Savage DK Guide to Mammals (A wild journey with these extraordinary beasts) – Ben Morgan Plastic Mammals: Elephant, Giraffe, Chimpanzee Soft Toy Mammals: Elephant, Hedgehog, Sloth, Meerkat, Duckbilled platypus, Bison, Lion plastic bag, Hedgehog
T/D 20	Hard-back book: ‘Roald Dahl’s Even More Revolting Recipes’ 6 aprons Material and Plastic draw-string bags
T/D 21	Fruit and vegetables; Bananas, pineapples, bunches wooden grapes, bunch plastic grapes Apples, oranges, mangoes, passion fruit, star fruit, pomegranate. Large basket (fruit); plastic box (vegetables) Peppers, onions, carrots, etc.
T/D 22	Sea-life ‘The Dorling Kindersley Picturepedia: Sealife’ (Jane Walker) ‘The Seashore (fascinating facts about)’ (Karen Wallace) ‘Imagine You are a Dolphin’ (Mike Bostock) ‘Bored Claude’ (Jill Newton) ‘The Natural History Museum ‘Fish and other sea creatures’ ‘You, Me and the Big Blue Sea’ (Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick)
T/D 23	Very large lioness and cub.
T/D 23a	Plastic: 2 killer whales, 1 sperm whale, 1 humpback whale, 1 blue whale, 1 dolphin, 1 Right whale crab, squid, 1 large turtle, 2 smaller turtles, lobster 1 large fishing boat 1 smaller fishing boat lighthouse 2 ’fish’ mirrors 10 shell magnets plastic table covering Dolphin soft toy Large fishing net 3 book stands Large blue lidded curver box
T/D 24	Mini-beasts ‘Amazing Insects’ - Amazing Worlds by Stephen Savage ‘What’s Inside Insects’ (DK) by Bygrave & Voce ‘What’s the difference? Insects’ Tish Rabe Aristides Ruiz (Cat in the Hat Learning Library) ‘I am a Butterfly’, ‘On Beyond Bugs! All About Insects’ Tish Rabe Aristides Ruiz (Cat in the Hat Learning Library The Natural History Museum ‘Insects and other Minibeasts’ Taylor ‘Are you a Butterfly?’ by Judy Allen ‘Butterfly’ (Child’s Play) – concertina book (metamorphosis) Tudor Humphries Starters ‘Minibeasts’ – Lynn Huggins-Cooper ‘Beetles’ by Claire Llewellyn / Barrie Watts (HB) Larger plastic insects: Tarantula, bee, grasshopper, long horn beetle, scorpion Smaller plastic: 17 butterflies, 2 caterpillars, set of 12 ELC (labelled), 34 assorted Cloth caterpillar to butterfly Large cloth: bee, beetle, scorpion, cricket 3 large finger puppets 20 butterfly magnets, 1 spider; 1 funky bug Big Hunter Kit: Book: ’Big Hunter’; 3D Bug Viewer, bug tweezers Netting spiders web
T/D 25	Animal families ‘Does a Kangaroo have a Mother too?’ by Eric Carle ‘A Kangaroo Joey Grows Up’ by Joan Hewett My Animal Kingdom ‘All About Kangaroos’ Natural World wwf ‘Kangaroo’ by Malcolm Penny ‘Wild Baby Animals’ by Karen Wallace (DK Eye Witness) Kangaroo, lion, giraffe, penguin, fox, dolphin, sheep, bear and elephant families 12 laminated pictures of animal families Mothers and their Babies matching/memory puzzle ‘Questions and Answers about Animal Babies’ (paper back) by Anita Ganeri
T/D 26	Complete sheep’s fleece.

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