The Tiger Who Came To Tea Story Sack

I have created a Tiger Who Came To Tea story sack to engage children in this brilliant story in a unique way. I love storytelling using story sacks because it really immerses children with in the story because they have objects to look at and can get involved.

I have used this story sack with preschool and reception aged children, however I think all ages would enjoy this. I started this activity by having a small group of children sit in a circle so they could all see and I had all of the objects inside the bag to create a sense of wonder. 

I began by reading the start of the book, showing the children the pictures until the door bell rings in the story. Ask the children who they think is at the door. Then take the tiger out of the bag and have a special helper to hold the tiger. The story goes on to list all of the food the tiger eats, one by one take the plastic food out of the bag and get the children to help the tiger to eat it, keep asking if the tiger is full yet.

In the story the tiger leaves, get the children to wave goodbye and put the tiger back in the bag. Because the tiger has eaten everything in the house set out a table at a restaurant using plastic plates, cups, sausages, chips and peas, as explained in the story. Ask the children what they think the tiger would want to eat next time, then produce the giant tin of tiger food.

To end you could ask the children what their favourite part of the story was or what their favourite food is and discuss whether they think the tiger would like that food to.

I left the story sack and book out for the children to independently explore as a child initiated activity. From memory the children recreated the events of the story and enjoyed getting involved in imaginative play when feeding the tiger. Some of the children had a go at reading the book and liked to turn the pages to look at the pictures. The role play evolved and the children created different stories and scenarios around The Tiger Who Came To Tea story line, using the props with in the story sack. This reinforced the children's learning from the original activity.

To make your own Tiger Who Came To Tea story sack you will need:

•  A bag - I tie dyed my bag and decorated it to make it easily identifiable and fit in to the theme.
•  Print out of a tiger backed on to card.
•  Plastic food - sandwiches, tins of food, bottle of water, bottle of milk, cake, sausages, chips, teas, plates, cups, tea pot and saucepan.
•  Tiger food - made of a large plastic peanut butter jar covered with a tiger food print out.

I hope you enjoy this story sack and exploring The Tiger Who Came To Tea book with the children in a different way.

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