Jasper: Jasper's Beanstalk

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The story touches on the topic of the cycles of nature and how things grow, with a gentle moral of how everything comes to those who wait.

The kids like to predict what's going to happen and really like watching as the cat goes--even if it has very simple text.The imagery is clear and simple, as well as the text, allowing for the children to start to learn the days of the week. From experience of observing this story being read to children in a school Nursery, I believe this is an appropriate age for this to be read to them. It’s a great way to scaffold children’s knowledge from their previous learning about Jack and the beanstalk. Jasper's Beanstalk is ideal for EYFS children in that it provides large illustrations with a small amount of text. I really enjoyed reading this book and rate it 5* because it teaches children many concepts and although it is a fiction book, it does provide the reader and listener with information of how to grow a bean.

This was also an activity for counting practice and grouping using a tens frame template to place a seed in each space. The children can read the book due to its simplicity and those who are less able are at least likely to remember the sequence of events due to the link with the days of the week.We feel like we've gone a long way towards achieving this goal but we are always looking to improve, so if there's something you feel we can help you with or if you'd like to offer some feedback then please get in touch.