Start early by teaching preschool students how to properly sequence events in a story. Use these simple cutouts and have them practice their gluing and cutting skills along the way. Why did the witch let the animals on her broom? Would you have made room on the broom for the animals?

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Noisy books aside, this is the best. He likes to point at the witch and the cat and the dog and the bird and the frog. He likes to mimic the dramatic, booming, Brian Blessed-esque voice I used for the ' down came the broom' line, around which each verse hinges. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary Room on the Broom considers questions about friendship, helping others, and teamwork. https://youtu.be/709Mp2OcqMQ Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: BEHIND THE SCENES @ ROOM ON THE BROOM – A MAGICAL JOURNEY | Chessington World of Adventures Resort (https://youtu.be/709Mp2OcqMQ) Therefore, says Porter, “it’s impossible for a guest to run through the whole attraction and ruin the experience for everyone else”.All of the animals in the story help the witch. Students can have discussions about why we help others. Why did the animals return the witch’s belongings? It could be that the animals care for the well-being of the witch. Or could it be that the animals have a self-interest to go on the broom? Could it be both? Is one reason better or worse as motivation to help others? Yet so far neither IP has found its way into any of Merlin’s other parks. Unlike, say Peppa Pig, which now features at Heide Park, Gardaland and a growing network of play attractions. Porter believes there is no reason why Donaldson’s stories wouldn’t work elsewhere.

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I remember working with Kung Fu Panda at Gardaland,” he says. “As a storyteller, it was about creating an immersive experience that works whether or not you are familiar with the Kung Fu Panda films. With The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure, we have already seen people who are maybe too old or young to have grown up with the stories, but still really enjoy the attraction.” It really allows guests to engage and interact with the characters, and gave us the opportunity to be a lot more tactile.” And you can never get them started on fantasy too young - good witches and bad dragons - perfect! We'll get him reading Tolkien before he's ten... Whilst River Ride Adventure offers an immersive but essentially passive voyage through the Gruffalo’s world, Room on the Broom – A Magical Journey offers a more interactive experience.I have a little boy and love reading to him, so this reading list will cover the classic (and new) children’s stories we’re enjoying together. Every primary-aged story needs a good sensory bin because when it comes to interactive activities, bins are what kids love most! This particular bin is filled with beans, felt witch hats, doll brooms, and more! I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him). Guests suddenly find themselves in front of a fire-breathing dragon who is hungry for witch and chips! They make it safely past the dragon and meet the bog monster who frightens the dragon into a mirror maze. Make the crafts and then hide them around the classroom, playground, or house to tie this activity to the book. Kids will enjoy getting their energy out and there are many ways they can play- in teams, singles, or pairs. Prize or no prize, kids will enjoy this scavenger hunt.

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Budget considerations forced the creative team to think smartly, explains Porter. “[On the Gruffalo] we needed to create a forest and a swamp area but didn’t want to use vinyl wrapping for the walls as this would feel very flat. However we could produce 3D trees to create depth, then cut them in half to double our props and add bushes and plants. With clever graphic design, we could create a false sense of perspective and add more layers of depth and detail. This all comes together to create the illusion of a dense forest environment.” This activity utilizes Julia Donaldson’s book to teach character traits. Students will match the trait to the character; reinforcing the idea that each character has a variety of personality traits that can change, for better or worse, over the course of the story. I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. Encourage your kids to literally get hands-on in creating this adorable art piece that requires handprints, fingerprints, and some creativity to recreate the witch and her friends. At the end of the story, the animals unite to save the witch from the mean dragon. Why did they do this and what made them successful? What does it mean to work on a team? What makes a good team? Questions for Philosophical Discussion FriendshipA really good read-aloud story, with great rhythm, rhyme and repetitive elements. My son is 16 months old, and Room on the Broom is currently his second favourite book - he goes and gets it himself from his book shelf most days, which is really cute. Room on the Broom – A Magical Journey follows the introduction in 2017 of The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure. Both were created in collaboration with IP owner Magic Light Pictures. The rhymes are wonderful and the characters are lovable. The TV show is so well done that it outshines the book a bit, at least for someone who saw that first and read the book later. They adapted the show faithfully to the work and it fills in many gaps. Still, everything is here in the story, accept that the cat does not want the other animals on the broom. That was added for the show. But the glee of the witch is here with her loyal animals. Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler raises questions about what it means to be a friend, helping others, and teamwork. Throughout the story, many different animals help the witch collect items that she has lost. In return, she makes room for them on her broom. At the end of the book, the animals must unite and work together to save the witch from the mean dragon. One of my television songs, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. Most children love acting and it’s a tremendous way to improve their reading.

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The guests then land in a swamp, but the wand has been eaten by a bullfrog. Everyone needs to work together to feed the bullfrog by touching the fireflies when they light up. Eventually, the bullfrog gets so full he burps and reveals the wand. Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so I’ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my BEDTIME STORIES list. Have kids do a circle time song to the tune of “The Muffin Man” that will have them memorizing and understanding the basic concepts of the story! One child becomes the “witch” and circles (“flies”) around the others each time the song is repeated. My real breakthrough was THE GRUFFALO, again illustrated by Axel. We work separately - he’s in London and I’m in Glasgow - but he sends me letters with lovely funny pictures on the envelopes. The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure replaced a former fan favourite, Professor Burb’s Bubbleworks, with a dark boat ride based on Julia Donaldson’s popular Gruffalo books, illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

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Think about a time when you have worked with a team. Were you successful in what you wanted to accomplish? The broom broke when the frog “jumped for joy.” Was it the frog’s fault that the broom broke? Who’s fault was it? The dog, cat, frog, and bird all contributed to the statue to scare off the dragon. Would it have mattered if the frog had refused to help?