Jack and the Beanstalk - EYFS/Early Years activities, displays and ideas

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Core ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ Resources

🌱‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ related Theme & Activity Ideas by age (🥚0-3/🐣3-5/🐤5-7 years)

(Note: Ideas by age and stage below are merely a guideline. Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given.)

Possible Theme/Topic Titles

🥚Ages 0–3 Years (focus on sensory experiences and early storytelling concepts)

- Climbing the Beanstalk - Little Beans - Jack’s Big Adventure - Grow, Grow, Grow! - Magic Beans and Giants

🐣Ages 3–5 Years (encourage role play, basic storytelling, and exploration)

- Beanstalk Adventure - Up, Up, Up! - Giant Tales - From Beans to Castles - Who Lives in the Clouds?

🐤Ages 5–7 Years (spark enquiry, creativity, and story innovation)

- Jack’s Journey - Into the Clouds - Fee-Fi-Fo-Fun! - The Great Beanstalk Mystery - Jack and the Tale of Two Worlds - Beyond the Beanstalk

📚 Literacy & Storytelling

• Listen to a short, sensory-friendly version with puppets or props (🥚0–3 years)

• Retell the story using stick puppets or story stones (🐣3–5 years)

• Write speech bubbles for characters or a diary entry from Jack’s point of view (🐤5–7 years)

🌍 Understanding the World & Science

• Explore dried beans with scoops and containers (🥚0–3 years)

• Plant bean seeds in clear cups to watch roots grow (🐣3–5 years)

• Keep a bean diary to observe growth and measure changes (🐤5–7 years)

🎨 Creative Arts

• Finger paint a giant green beanstalk (🥚0–3 years)

• Make a 3D beanstalk using paper spirals and cotton wool clouds (🐣3–5 years)

• Design the giant’s castle in the clouds using collage materials (🐤5–7 years)

🔢 Maths & Problem Solving

• Stack blocks and compare tall/short towers (🥚0–3 years)

• Count and sort “magic beans” by colour or size (🐣3–5 years)

• Estimate how many beans tall Jack is and measure using beans (🐤5–7 years)

🧸 Role Play & Imaginative Play

• Pretend to climb the beanstalk using a soft play frame or cushions (🥚0–3 years)

• Set up a small world with Jack, the giant, the house, and animals (🐣3–5 years)

• Create a role-play area: the market stall, the castle, or Jack’s home (🐤5–7 years)

🏃 Physical Development

• Crawl through a cardboard tunnel “beanstalk” (🥚0–3 years)

• Movement Activity Challenges, e.g. ‘The Giant has seen us! Run!’, ‘Chop down the beanstalk. Chop! Chop!’ (🐣3–5 years)

• Giant stepping game: create a path with leaves and "climb" with actions (🐤5–7 years)

🎭 Expressive Arts & Drama

• Roar like the giant and tiptoe like Jack (🥚0–3 years)

• Act out the story with costumes and sound effects (🐣3–5 years)

• Create your own version of the tale – change the setting or characters (🐤5–7 years)

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