Home Before Dark

by Brenda Williams

Published 19 September 1997
"Storybox Activities" offer literacy packs for the three to five year olds. The pack contains a book of activity ideas based on a Scholastic paperback story book, which is included together with an A2 poster depicting characters from the story. The stories have a particular appeal for the 3-5 age range and should provide lots of opportunities for linking with popular themes. All the activity ideas are based on the Early Learning Goals and should provide broad coverage of the early years curriculum. "Home Before Dark" tells the story of a teddy bear who is left in the park by mistake and has to make his own way home. The activities in the book include sequencing teddy's journey; ordering teddies by size; looking at clothes for different weather conditions and road safety.

Lost in the Snow

by Brenda Williams

Published 20 October 2000
Each pack in this series contains a 24 page book full of activity ideas based on a Scholastic paperback storybook. A copy of the storybook is housed inside the back cover flap of the activity book, together with a full colour A2 poster depicting characters from the story. All the stories chosen are for 3-5 age range and provide lots of opportunities for linking with popular themes. All the activity ideas are based on the new Early Learning Goals and provide broad coverage of the early years curriculum. The story featured here concerns a teddy bear who gets lost in the snow and must find his way home. Activities include looking at special nights, counting stars, making patterns and exploring differences between warm and cold.