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?

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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.

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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!

The Giant Pancake!

We have been sharing a traditional tale all about a runaway pancake!

This is what some of the children said when we were talking about the story . . . 

Alana - "When the boys were hungry their mum said 'I'll make you a pancake if you do the washing up'. I think the pancake will fly away!"

Toby - "I liked the pancake - because he rolled off."

Lucas - "He will roll faster, faster!"

Beau - "I liked the cat bit cause he said 'I want to eat you'!"

Zara - "I know what will happen, the pig will eat the pancake. I think that's actually the end isn't it?"

There are many different versions of this story - do you have a favourite one?
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Sleeping Beauty!

We have been talking about Goldilocks falling asleep in Baby Bears bed, so this week we thought we would share another traditional story where somebody fell asleep - only this time, it was for 100 years!

Do you know the story of Sleeping Beauty?

Georgia told us . . . 

"The King and Queen had a baby and there 

was a wicked fairy"

Seth L added . . .

"She pricked her finger on a spinning 

wheel" (Sleeping Beauty)

Then Alfie D reminded us what happened at the end. . . 

"The Prince came and kissed her and she waked up and had a party, and got married!"

We all like a happy ending!

Do you have a favourite version of this story? We would love to hear from you - let us know!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

This week we have been sharing different versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears!

After Goldilocks had eaten the porridge and broken the chair, Annie predicted that she would . . . 

"Go to the bedroom - cause she's tired" 

She told us that Goldilocks would . . . 

"Sleep - in Baby Bear's bed!"

Georgia said . . . 

"Goldilocks eat all of the porridge, she sleeped in their beds"

We talked about what might happen next . . . 

"The bears might eat her! Because Goldi broke Baby Bear's chair and eat all the porridge!" (Alfie T)

"Goldilocks will run away because the bears will try and get her!" (Samuel W)

Theo M R told us the bears . . . 

"Shout! They try to wake her up"

Jessica said . . .

"Goldilocks runned away because she feels sad"

Have you read lots of different versions of the story?

Which one was your favourite?

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Little Red Riding Hood!

This term we are going to be sharing a range of traditional tales rather than focusing on one specific author.
We have started with the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

We have read two different versions this week. 

The children loved spotting the wolf in the wood - 
"He's sneaking up on her!" (Pip)

In the first version we read, Grandma hid in the cupboard -  "Because she's scared, because the wolf knocked" (Sophie)

We talked about which part of the story the children 
enjoyed most of all - 
"The bit when he was trying to put the glasses on cause he looked like Grandma" (Jackson)

"He's pretending to be her grandma!" (Beau)

"I loved Little Red Riding Hood - cause Little Red Riding Hood made her grandma better" (Amelia)

Now we are looking forward to reading some alternative versions next week!
What happens in your favourite version of the story?
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