There Once Was An Ugly Duckling . . .

As we have been thinking about spring time and new life, we thought that this would be an ideal book to choose for our next traditional tale . . . 

We all felt sorry for the ugly duckling when he ran away and searched for somewhere safe to stay, some of the children thought he would be lonely and sad.

After reading about his adventures through the long and cold winter, we noticed that the ugly duckling was changing and getting bigger . . . 

"He's trying to fly!" (Theo A R)

There was a lovely surprise when we turned the page . . .

"He's grown - he's white!" (Amelia)

It was lovely to see that he had become a beautiful swan and was happy at last.

"I liked the ugly duckling when he was white because he had wings. I liked the little ones too, the yellow ones. And I liked the mum because she had wings too." (Samuel W)

We enjoyed sharing the story together - and Pip told us that she has the song at home!

Do you have a favourite part of the story?

Post us a comment and let us know.

The Three Little Pigs!

We have been sharing different versions of 'The Three Little Pigs' as the focus for our next traditional tale!

This is what some of the children said as we shared 
the story together . . . 

"The three little pigs - they build a house" (Rose)

We all enjoyed joining in with the repetitive text . . . 

"Little pig, little pig let me come in"
"No, no, not by the hair of my chiny chin chin, I will not 
let you in!" (Zara)

"I'll puff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!" (Sammy O)

Each pig had used a different material to build 
their house with . . . 

"He's going to blow the bricks but it won't break 
because it's heavy!" (Seth L)

We thought about what the wolf might do . . .

"He's gonna climb down the chimney, see a fire and fly 
into the sky!" (Amelia)

We hope you enjoy this traditional tale as much as we did - we would love to hear about your favourite part.

Post us a comment and let us know!

Puss in Boots!

We all had fun wearing our boots in the snow recently!

The main character in our next traditional tale also 

wore a pair of boots . . . 

The boots belonged to a cat, but he was no ordinary cat!

This is what some of the children said about the story . . .

Oliver - "I liked the king, cause he see the man in the water"

Olivia - "I liked the woodcutter, I liked him cutting the trees"

Zac - "I liked the cat, he be big, he turned the Ogre 

in a mouse!" 

Kaidence - "I liked the mouse part"

Have a read of the story and let us know which your 

favourite part was!