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[beverlyfox]

has anyone got any planning on traditional fairy stories please.
Thanks

[Helen]

It's a great theme for early years, isn't it?
We've covered the Three lIttle Pigs very successfully in the past, and it lends itself to all sorts of interesting activities:
* 3D work with recycled materials to build houses
* tests to see how strong straw really is!
* building outside with sticks, to make dens, etc
*making stick puppets and acting out the story
* doing lots of work with the concept of "3"

I'm sure that others will come up with some great suggestions. In the meantime, have you done a search for traditional stories?

[Beau]

Hi Beverly,

I'm going to move your two topics out of Profiles into the Topics section of the forum. Have a good look round there as there may be something already that will be of help to you.

[beverlyfox]

thank you so much for your replies. some useful suggestions x

[dcn]

Mine chose 'billy Goats Gruff' last year. We acted it out with puppets and then ourselves - great discussions about what we could use for the bridge and alternative endings to the story. I had goats and a troll in the tuff spot with lovely grassy turf on one side and compost on the other - again lots of discussion around what we could use for the bridge and the stream. I also loved doing Goldilocks and the children loved having real porridge oats to play with in the home corner.

[zlw]

i made "thinking cards" based on fairy tales. every morning at circle time I would hold up a card with a "think" on it. (words and pictures to prompt)

then we would have a"think" and say what we thought! some of them were:

What would i have built my house with if I was a little pig?
What would I have done if I found the three bears house?
What present would I give a baby princess?
What would I do if I got lost in a wood?
Would I eat an apple if a stranger gave me one?
If I could have a wish what would I wish for?
What would I say to a wolf?
How would I help clean the seven dwarves house?
how would I hide from a giant?

(possible to go on forever! and in fact was so succesful i have a "think" every morning now about anything)

[greenteaaddict]

Love the thinking idea...*rushes off to make some cards