Story Stones

Story stones are a collection of small stones with pictures on them that can be used as storytelling prompts. They can either represent a picture book story to be placed in order, or they can prompt children to create their own story. Story stones are a creative and fun way to promote early literacy skills.

Here’s a few books to get started with techniques for painting rocks.

Painting Rocks by Dana Meachen Rau

Learn how to paint rocks in interesting designs with these fun activities!

Painting on Rocks for Kids by Lin Wellford

Provides instructions for making cars, flowers, dinosaurs, food, and more from painted rocks.

Rock Painting for Beginners: simple step-by-step techniques by Adrianne Surian

Never picked up a brush before? No worries. This book takes you on a journey of artistic self-discovery, helping you learn how to create beautiful works of art–one simple and easy rock painting technique at a time. Go beyond premade designs and start creating your own amazing stones with just a little practice.

Learn how to make homemade story stones and how to use them as a learning tool with your kids: https://happyhooligans.ca/story-stones/

Ideas on how to use your story stones: https://room5teacher.blogspot.com/2012/07/monday-made-it-rocking-resources-and.html

Bug themed story stones: https://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/bug-themed-story-stones-for-preschool/

Inspire Creative Storytelling With “Story Stones” https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/inspire-creative-storytelling-story-stones.html

Backgrounds for story stones: https://littlepinelearners.com/a-new-way-to-use-story-stones/