Explore our Woodland area and its’ sculptures and listen to the wonderful stories connected to nature through our storyteller. Each session will include three stories, such as ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. At the end of the session, and if staff wish to do so, children can have the opportunity to design and make their own fairy houses which will be left on site.
Storytime
EYFS, Year 1
Objectives
- Listen to and respond to a range of stories.
- Become familiar with well known stories and fairy tales.
Session length: 45-60 min.
Cost: £2 per child.
National Curriculum Links
EYFS Early Learning Goals
Listening, attention and understanding
- Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions;
- Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding
Speaking
- Express their ideas and feelings about their experiences using full sentences, including use of past, present and future tenses
Literacy: Comprehension
- Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary
The Natural World
- Explore the natural world around them, making observations of animals and plants
Expressive arts and design: Creating with Materials
- Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with design, texture, form and function
- Share their creations, explaining the process they have used
Being Imaginative and Expressive
- Invent, adapt and recount narratives and stories
Year 1 links
English: Spoken Language
- listen and respond appropriately to adults
- ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge
Reading –comprehension
- listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently
- becoming very familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales
Design and Technology
Design
- generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking
Make
- select from and use a wide range of materials and components
Evaluate
- evaluate their ideas
Technical Knowledge
- build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable
Previous Comments
Woodland storytelling…was amazing. (The Storyteller) was really enthusiastic and the children were in awe of him listening to the stories. He really captured their imagination.
Ripley St. Johns Church of England Primary
(The Storytellers) were both so engaging and the children really enjoyed listening to the stories.
Shirland Primary School