The Elves and
the Shoemaker
The Gingerbread
Man
Jack and the
Beanstalk
Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs
Goldilocks and the
Three Bears
The Three Little
Pigs
Communication and Language
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Literacy
Retell story using puppets.
Invite the children to play the part of a bear in the cottage.
Show them how to pick up the phone and dial 999 and say
‘police please’. Pretend the police will answer and they
must tell them what has been broken and describe what
goldilocks looked like.
Fairy tale circle time: give out character masks. The children
must describe their character. Describe the good and bad
things their character has done.
Describe what the Giant looks and sounds like.
Compare Jack’s cottage to the Giant’s castle.
Talk about what you would find in a wood.
Which character would they most like to be and why?
Talk about the places in fairy stories: differences to us.
Retell story using picture prompts.
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Mathematics
Make a list of the animals the gingerbread man escaped
from.
Write a recipe for making and decorating gingerbread men.
Write a recipe for making porridge.
Wanted poster for Goldilocks.
List describing words for a character.
Wanted poster for the Giant – use describing words.
Sequencing: what did Jack take from the Giant and in what
order?
Write a letter as Jack telling his mum where he has gone.
Use pictures to sequence in to ‘beginning’ ‘middle’ and
‘end’.
Look at the opening words in fairy stories, do they always
begin with ‘once upon a time’ and end with ‘and they lived
happily ever after’.
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Discuss features in the landscape from the gingerbread man’s
journey.
Compare shoes from around the world – similarities and differences.
Compare old and new shoes as well as indoor and outdoor shoes.
Similarities and differences between the three bears’ house and our
houses.
Picture card showing bowl of porridge, do the children think it is
cooked or raw?
Invite the children to play the part of a bear in the cottage. Show
them how to pick up the phone and dial 999 and say ‘police please’.
Pretend the police will answer and they must tell them what has been
broken and describe what goldilocks looked like.
Observe and explore planting different seeds. Grow broad beans in
clear plastic cups.
Find a collection of round objects, wrap in gold paper/foil. Investigate
floating and sinking.
Observe and explore a variety of apples using sense, taste, colour etc.
Make a collection of safe shiny objects: use them to explore
reflection.
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Measuring ingredients for
gingerbread men
Calculate how many currents are
needed to create the eyes and
noses for the ginger bread men.
Measure footprints.
Use shoe patterns for printing.
What is a pair? Pair of shoes?
Sorting sizes – 3 different size
objects, which bear might use
each one?
How tall will the beanstalk grow?
Physical Development
Understanding the World
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Expressive Arts and Design
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Design and make own gingerbread men.
Design and make own shoe.
Footprints.
Make shoe puppets from footprints.
Observational Drawing/painting of own shoe.
Make porridge.
Create a collaborative picture of the giant
using different materials.
Paint portraits of the seven dwarfs showing a
variety of expressions.
Cut and stick pictorial story maps.
Design and build a house from different
materials.
Make up a gingerbread dance to fast music.
Gingerbread man obstacle course.
Sing and dance to the ‘Hi – Ho’ song.
Personal, Social and Emotional
Development
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Explore the dwarfs’
characteristics/feelings. How might that
affect them?
Use mirrors to explore different
expressions.
Can the children name the dwarfs by
looking at their expressions?
Learn to sing the ‘Hi – Ho’ song from
the Disney film.
How is Snow White feeling in different
parts of the story?
Creative
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Sand/Water
Use shoe patterns for printing.
Draw around a variety of shoes.
Wanted poster for goldilocks.
Create a map for the different journeys Jack took.
Paint portraits of the seven dwarfs showing a variety of
expressions.
Paint a pictorial story map.
Make half masks of favourite fairy tale characters.
Collaborative large scale collage using different
materials.
Make finger puppets.
Make and decorate character masks.
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Find a collection of round
objects, wrap in gold
paper/foil. Investigate floating
and sinking.
3 bowls, 3 spoons and a
mixing bowl.
Corn flour added to water.
Porridge oats added to water.
Exploration
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Use instruments to make different sounds
for marching and walking.
Shiny materials: explore reflection.
Play dough: gingerbread men cutters,
rolling pins, wooden spoons, mixing bowls.
Porridge oats and water.
Shaving foam.
Corn flour and water.
Explore different varieties of apples using
all 5 senses.
Role Play
Writing
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Wanted poster for the Giant and Goldilocks.
Writing a letter as Jack to his mum telling her where
he has gone.
Make a list of fairy tale characters.
Write in speech bubbles for different characters.
Computers
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Use Beebot to recreate the
gingerbread man’s journey.
Use ‘Paint’ to design a new safe house
for the three little pigs and new
furniture for the three little bears.
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Construction
Role play the Wicked Stepmother and
involve the children in hot seating a
character.
Use the children’s ideas to change and
adapt the role play area as they wish.
Fairy tale dressing up costumes.
Health & Safety
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What could we build to help the gingerbread man cross the
river?
Design and make shoes.
Design and build houses for the three little pigs using
different construction materials.
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Beware of children with any
allergies during sensory activities
e.g. sensitive skin, provide gloves.
Ensure children know how to use
scissors safely.