Hathersage, 2

our story corner in the schools's wildlife area

Little John? Highwaymen in my house that used to be a pub? Us!...people in Hathersage who could be in an adventure!

iris by the pond, newts in the water!

As tall as as a tree
as loud as thunder
Nettle-sharp eyes and
Sword-teeth
The giant climbs over the wall
And stamps across the field

His eyes are knots in trees,
Under eyebrows as wild as moss,
His teeth are sharp thorns,
His bushy hair is sticky weeds
His ears are big, round shells
And his voice is as loud as church bells

small story moments turned up everywhere

two hedgehogs went adventuring - and built themselves a campfire!

pirates were popular heroes, here with a feast

Year 1 sent themselves out into the wild and
built themselves (very small) shelters

young pirate and friend with treasure-sniffing dog 

pirate with fishing net by her shelter 

Hathersage stories

Today was the first of two days building stories in the wide and exciting grounds of St Michael's Primary School in Hathersage

A few morsels.....

mixing storylines!

Journey poems led us into characters and stories:

Under the roots,

And over the trees,

Across the forgotten field,

Behind the mossy wall,

Through the holly bushes

And there beside a muddy stream, beneath an old grey willow,

A damp goblin lives

playing with ways of presenting words

I use an activity "here, there, everywhere, and nowhere" just to get ideas moving. Today with Year 3s it gave two quick pieces that seemed to feed one into the other...

Group A

Here comes a black knight, marching out of the gloomy forest

There, in the mini-beasts' home, curious ants creep up towards the surface

Everywhere, a strong wind blows from a ghost's breath

There was nowhere we could escape from this terrifying school

Group B

Here are the children standing quietly by the window

(here are the children, climbing out of the window)

Everywhere the teachers are looking, 

because there is something suspicious going on

There by the minibeasts' hotel, the children suddenly disappear

The children were nowhere to be seen!

 I like these two sets... this final image (for now) is a bit grimmer, but I love the "dusty old graves"!