doing much more than simply reading the stories to them, reports
Meredith Jones Russell.
At Juice Nursery in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, children have not just been reading fairy tales, but living them. The pre-school class has been hot on the trail of Red Riding Hood's granny, as well as growing beanstalks for Jack and tasting the three bears' porridge as part of a project to bring stories to life.
The children studied traditional tales as one of their regular four-week topics, and took part in a number of activities, which also included making 'huff puff' paintings by blowing paint through straws, inspired by the Three Little Pigs, baking gingerbread men and playing What's the Time, Mr Wolf?
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