Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1. Yellow ball (golden egg:) practice throwing and catching

   • Climbing frame: climb up the beanstalk like Jack (Adult supervision needed)
     • Physical development

2. Weight: Which are the heaviest beans? Lightest beans? Can you make the scales balance?

   • Height: Can you measure the beanstalks? Which is the tallest? Shortest?
     • Sandpit: Can you find the golden coins numbered 1 - 20. Can you put them in order once you find them?
       • Garden centre: Money - paying, counting coins
   • Mathematics

3. Camera: Can the children take photos of them acting out Jack and the Beanstalk?

   • Voice recorders: Can the children record themselves? Can they speak like different characters?
   • Understanding the world: Technology

4. Decking area: masks to retell story, clothes for Jack, Mum, the Giant, the Giant's wife, beanstalk / green material, decking house

   • Garden centre: Buying and selling flowers / vegetables
   • Communication and language

5. Plant bean seeds

   • Plant bean plants
     • Understanding the world: The world

6. Sharing, taking turns

   • PSED

7. Expressive art and design

   • Seed tray garden: Moss, grass, leaves, daisies