Below are videos of the Early Years teaching staff sharing some of their favourite stories. You are able to watch these videos at home with your child, discussing the story shared and encouraging a love of reading with your child.

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt read by Miss Oswin

Questions to ask your child:
-Which is your favourite part?
-Have they made any of these noises before?
-How does the bear feel at the end?

Tidy read by Miss Morris

Questions to ask your child
-Is the forest perfect when it’s covered in concrete?
-Why did it flood?
-How did Pete fix his mistake?

The Owl Babies

Questions to ask your child:
-Who are the main characters in the story?
-Why are the Owl babies scared?
-Where do you think that the Owl Mother has gone?

Some Smug Slug read by Mrs Keen

Questions to discuss with your child:
-What does smug mean?
-What sound can you hear being repeated?
-Does the slug feel smug at the end?
-What happens at the end of the story?

The Big Blue Balloon read by Miss Morris

Questions to consider asking your child:
-What does indestructable mean?
-What should you do if you find a blue balloon?
-Why is it an ordinary balloon? What does ordinary mean?
-How did the boy try to break the balloon?

Bear Snores On read by Mrs Keen

Questions to ask your child:
-Why doesn’t the bear wake up?
-Which animals hibernate?
-Why do all the other animals fall asleep at the end?

The Wonky Donkey read by Mr Smart

Questions to consider asking your child:
-What’s your favourite part of the story?
-Can you remember any of the rhyming language used?

The Bear and the Piano read by Miss Morris

Questions to ask your child
-Why did the bear not know it was piano?
-Would you have left the forest like the bear?
-How did the bear become so good at playing the piano?

Ten Fat Sausages

Questions to ask your child:
-How do you think the sausages feel?
-What happens to each of the sausages?
-What noises do the sausages make?

A Squash and a Squeeze read by Miss Whitehouse

Questions to ask your child:
-Why does she want to add all of these animals?
-What happens as the animals live in her house?
-How does the little old lady fix her problem?