This week is National Story Telling week and we have lots planned at Tiptoes so encourage all to read and interact with books.

Our Sunshine Bears/ Honey Bears have been painting the beanstalk from the story Jack and the bean stalk, looking at their favourite story books, acting out snail and the whale in the water, colouring in the giants clothes from the Smartest Giant in town! and making ginger bread man!

Links to the EYFS:-

Physical Development:- 16-26 • Makes connections between their movement and the marks they make.

Communication and Language 16-26- Listens to and enjoys rhythmic patterns in rhymes and stories.

  • Enjoys rhymes and demonstrates listening by trying to join in with actions or vocalisations

Literacy– 22-36 • Has some favourite stories, rhymes, songs, poems or jingles.

  • Repeats words or phrases from familiar stories.
  • Fills in the missing word or phrase in a known rhyme, story or game, e.g. ‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a …’.

In our Preschool we have been dressing the babies ready for  School from the story ‘Topsy and Tim go to school’, and making their own pack lunches! Along with re-enacting the going on a bear hunt story with all the different sensory experiences!

We have also been dressing the elves up from the Elves and the shoe maker story, having great fun re-enacting Billy Goats Gruff with the story boards taking it in turns to be the troll and the goats! whilst trying the different fruits from the Handa’s surprise story and painting different Safari animals.

Links to the EYFS:-

Expressive arts and design– 40-60  • Plays alongside other children who are engaged in the same theme.

Literacy 30-50 months- Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups.

  • Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.
  • Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
  • Suggests how the story might end.
  • Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.
  • Describes main story settings, events and principal characters

Communication and Language :- 30- 50 Listens to others one to one or in small groups, when conversation interests them.

  • Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.
  • Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.