We have been having a lot of fun with our musical storytelling series. From imaginative play and puppets, to rhythm and story activities, there are so many wonderful ways to integrate these stories that your kids know and love with simple songs and movement.
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Musical Storytelling Activities
1. Musical Storytelling with Goldilocks and the Three Bears in a puppet theatre
2. Musical Storytelling with Little Red Riding Hood puppets
3. Percussion and Rhythm Storytelling with Sound Effects for The Three Little Pigs
4. Musical Storytelling with There Was a Princess Long Ago – which can also be played as a lovely circle game
5. Goldilocks and the Three Bears Action Song Activity
And now some from the Kid Blogger Network!
Reading with Sound Effects for We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (pictured) from Reading Confetti
Storytelling Through Classical Music from This Reading Mama
Five Little Ducks Singing and Sensory Storytelling from The Imagination Tree
Storytelling Through Song from Inspiration Laboratories
ABC’s of Storytelling from A Mom With a Lesson Plan – go and check out letter S!
DIY Pom Pom Puppets for singing the story of Three Blind Mice from Mollymoo over on Nurturestore (pictured)
Hey Diddle Diddle Musical Storytelling with Puppets from One Perfect Day (pictured)
Incy Wincy Story Box also from One Perfect Day
Learning Activities Round Ups
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Oh I love these ideas and my kids will too!
Really loving your blog!!
Thanks 🙂 Glad you’re all enjoying Let’s Play Music, we love the Story telling activities too!
What a great post! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jasmine!
great ideas, many thanks for sharing xx
Love these ideas. Thanks for sharing!
I love the idea of combining music and story. I think adding additional sensory input to activity can only stimulate learning.
I completely agree Karen! Thanks for your comment!
Love it — so much fun telling stories we all know.
Thanks Mary!
These are great, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Diana! And thank you for stopping by!
Cute ideas!
I hope you don’t have to be musical to use these as I would be hopeless
Definitely not – it’s all about having a go! (And I always find that the kids don’t mind if you sing out of tune!!)
wonderful, engaging, educational, ideas—thanks so much—pinned
Thank you Carolyn! And thank you for pinning too!
Love them all! They are perfect for my retelling center in my second grade classroom.
~Heather
Thanks Heather! Hope the kids have fun with them!