Telling Tales

Mrs Daniel loves telling stories and can

remember those her Great Aunt used to tell

her BUT has run out of stories to tell her

granddaughter, Lola. She has therefore

challenged the children to write some new

stories for her to learn.

Children will learn to retell three traditional

tales. They will be challenged to adapt and

innovate these tales to create new stories to

tell. They will research how storytellers

enhance their performances and create

masks, puppets and music to accompany a

performance of their new tales. These tales

will be performed for the rest of the school

and Mrs Daniel.

English

They will produce three stories of their own

based on The Three Little Pigs, The Magic

Porridge Pot and We’re going on a Bear Hunt.

They will learn to tell these tales with actions

and create a story map. They will then use

these tales as templates to create new

stories. They will write and record their own

versions of these stories and make puppets to

accompany them.

Art

The children will learn techniques to make puppets

and masks to support the telling of their stories.

They will develop ideas by looking at a selection of

puppets and masks, make a plan and identify

simple design criteria. They will evaluate their work

against the design criteria.

ICT

They will learn to record and edit their ideas in

textual and pictorial formats and to share their work

with others. They will use a recording device to retell

a traditional story. They will use

Video to record acting out a traditional story through

role play or puppets and add captions.

Retell a traditional story through a media program –

Purple Mash.

Creativity

Their creativity will be developed through innovating

traditional stories. They will confidently generate and

discuss new ideas. They will use imagination and

“what if” to create a new idea.

Thinking

The children will develop their thinking skills by

using their imagination to generate ideas and make

connections to create innovative outcomes. They will

evaluate their learning and achievement based on

self generated and agreed criteria.