The children found two tins in the cupboard in our home corner and spent a long time discussing what they thought could be inside.  Some guessed soup, spaghetti hoops and even apricots.  We had a long talk about how we could find out and decided we needed to open the tin.  We looked in the kitchen and found a range of tools to try.  George tried the scissors but it would not open the lid.  We then tried the tweezers but again it would not open.  Eventually we tried the tin opener and we got a surprise at what we found inside…..

….CARROTS!

We talked about whether it would be safe to eat them and we all decided we did not know how old the carrots were so thought it would be best not to.  Instead we decided to explore them along with a tin of hot dogs we also found.

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We enjoyed chopping them so much that the next day we thought it would be a great idea to chop more vegetables.

We put the vegetables in a big pan and made delicious soup.

Yum yum

“The car has broken down.  It had a flat tyre.  It has to go to the garage to fix it!”

The detail that has gone into this picture is evident along with the thought process that has been needed to build the story.  By sitting beside children and commenting on what we can see and what children are doing it gives them the confidence to be creative without us putting pressure on them.  It gives them to freedom to put thoughts down on paper and build imaginative stories.

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From story time to building bridges, we have been all things Billy Goats. The children have shown great interest in the story and extended this to their play. We have created our own stories, constructed bridges, retold the story as a whole group and even used the resources in our forest school.