We have been inspired to get creative and have had great fun testing making Gruffalo crumble, encouraging teamwork and turn taking. The child processes this information and modifies their schema with the new information and begins to question whether bigger is better? A child may have preconceived ideas that “bigger is better” The mouse turns this on its head through thinking creatively. The Gruffalo is designed to challenge thinking and can be linked to Piaget’s theory of Schemas. The moral of the story is “no matter how big or small you are, with a little bit of thought you can deal with any situation “ “The Gruffalo eat him” Esme aged 2 and 4 months.“Mouse is brave” Helen aged 4 and 2 Months.“The Gruffalo isn’t that scary” Rio aged 4 and 2 Months.We were curious so we asked our little hero’s, here’s what they said: So what is this story teaching your child? At the end of his travels Mouse encounters the Gruffalo who then follows him back through “the deep dark woods” as he safely retraces his steps before tricking the Gruffalo into leaving. On this journey your child will be encouraged to use their imagination through colourful descriptive language. These creatures all want to eat Mouse for their lunch. The story begins with our hero “Mouse” taking a stroll through “the deep dark woods” meeting all manner of creatures on his travels. The Gruffalo is humorous and has a rhythmical style of writing which encourages children to “think outside the box” and repeat refrains. Well you will not be alone! Here at Stars Woodston we love this imagination capturing, beautifully written story by Julia Donaldson. Hands up if your child’s favourite story is the “Gruffalo”.

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