Story Time
Enjoy a selection of traditional tales retold by me and with follow up activities for use at school or at home
How to use this resource
1. Select a film to read along with
2. Watch (10-20 min)
3. Choose one of more activities to do at home
Please share your work and I may put it on my Story Time gallery!
Mulan
If you would like to read along with me you can order individual copies of the book from:
Independent Bookshop
or buy in bulk for your classroom direct from the publisher:
Oxford University Press
web: www.oxfordprimary.co.uk
email: school.enquires.uk@oup.com
tel: +44 (0) 1536 452610
A man from each family must join the army. Mulan’s father and brother cannot go. Mulan wants to go… but she is a girl.
A traditional Chinese tale from 4th to 6th century AD China. The tale was originally sung in the form of a ballad.
Beauty and the Beast
If you would like to read along with me you can order individual copies of the book from:
Independent Bookshop
or buy in bulk for your classroom direct from the publisher:
Oxford University Press
web: www.oxfordprimary.co.uk
email: school.enquires.uk@oup.com
tel: +44 (0) 1536 452610
A popular tale originally written in 18th century France. It exists in many versions.
The Legend of Robin Hood
If you would like to read along with me you can order individual copies of the book from:
Independent Bookshop
or buy in bulk for your classroom direct from the publisher:
Oxford University Press
web: www.oxfordprimary.co.uk
email: school.enquires.uk@oup.com
tel: +44 (0) 1536 452610
The beginnings of the legend that became Robin Hood!
Activities
1) Try retelling the story in your own words
You can use elements from the original but you can use your own choice of words and your own descriptions. Think the stories through and tell them aloud or write and illustrate them.
These visual examples may help you.
Mulan
Beauty and the Beast
2) Design and draw your own cover for the story
This can be just the front cover or you can also do the back cover with a ‘blurb’ that gives brief details of the story.
Here are some examples to get you started: