Delivering interactive storytelling workshops in your setting
And every now and then we do a theatre show!
Story Storks has been delivering interactive storytelling workshops in schools for more than 10 years
Students don't just sit and listen. During a Story Storks workshop we might climb a beanstalk, ride on our horse with a prince exploring his lands or make music to help fight an evil witch. What they don't know is that through music, song and play we're enhancing their vocabulary and phonological awareness.
We won't tell them if you don't!
We come to you, helping to create concrete learning experiences in your setting. Our workshops are hosted by the class and are packed full of crazy characters, singing, dancing, daftness and laughter for kids and adults alike.
And every now and then, we do a theatre show. But that's a story for another day. For now, check out our stories below.
Featured Fairytales for EY/KS1
Check back regularly as different stories are better at different times of year
Jack and the Beanstalk
In this telling of the traditional tale, the children meet Jack and his poor mum as he sells the cow for five magic beans. We climb the beanstalk and explore the strange giant world before entering the giant’s castle, helping him count his gold and escaping back to mum!
KEY THEMES
Roleplay | Counting | Right and Wrong | English Folk Tale
Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington tells the mostly traditional tale of how Dick travelled through Kingston on a boat (yep – he really did!) before becoming the Lord Mayor of London. A fantastical blend of the traditional legend and a little local history, with some flying rats thrown in for good measure!
KEY THEMES
Journeys | Local History | English Legend | Local Legend
Goldilocks & The 3 Bears
This tale is brought up to date and chock full of maths vocabulary. Having shared the housework, the bears go out to let their porridge cool, Goldilocks arrives. We discover why the height of chairs, the volume of bowls and the length of beds are important!
KEY THEMES
Maths Vocab | Gender Equality | Discussion Skills
Fairytales, Legends & Seasonal Stories
The Three Little Pigs
We join our three pigs as they embark on their adventures, help them to build their houses and run away from the big bad wolf. But they can’t run away forever, and no-one is coming to save them. With a lot of cunning and a bit of self-belief, might they be able to save themselves?
Key Themes
Building Materials | Journeys | English Fairy Tales
The Frog Prince
We join our Princess as she practices her ball skills with ambitions of making the England Women’s Cricket Team and winning the World Cup (again)! But that dream looks lost when she loses her ball in a well…until she’s offered the help of a Frog. However, he wants something in return. Is it too big a price to pay to fulfil her sporting ambitions, or has she finally found her perfect Cricket partner…..?
Key Themes
Sport for All | Kindness
The Gingerbread Man
Run, run as fast as you can! Children howl with laughter at this playful version of the Gingerbread man, bringing in all the characters that they know and love. And of course, we sing all the way through until the Gingerbread man gets eaten by the fox!
Key Themes
Singing | Repetitive Rhyme
Red Riding Hood
We help Red Riding Hood’s mum to prepare soup for Grandma to feel better, putting all the right colours into the bowl (through the medium of rap – obvs!) before accompanying Red on her journey through the woods, where she meets the Big Bad very hungry Wolf!
Key Themes
Colours | Call and Response | Running Away!
The Dragon Painter
Chang is the most wonderful painter of animals, and when the Emperor of China needs his new temple decorated with dragons, he can think of nobody better than Chang! But legend has it that when you paint the eyes of the Dragons, they come to life. Chang doesn’t want to paint those eyes, but the emperor has a very different opinion!
Key Themes
World Story, Painting, Magic
St George and the Dragon
There are several beautiful versions of this story. We tell the bonkers one where George is from Coventry, and goes off to be a knight. But after a successful career, he’s looking to settle down in a town called Selene in Africa. As he unpacks his coffee machine, little does he realise that there is a dragon just over the way, and they’re about to feed the Princess to it. Can he get there in time?
St George's day is the 23rd April, but this story works all year round.
Key Themes
English Legend, Fairness and Bravery, Patron Saint of England
F.A.Qs
Who?
Where?
When?
EVERYONE!
All Story Storks workshops are relaxed performances and fully inclusive.
We have experience of working with kids with needs, and we're more than happy to make adjustments for them with advance notice.
In your setting. Ideally, the school hall, but we can be flexible. We just need a plug, a table and as much clear space as possible for the kids to move.
We are based in Kingston Upon Thames.
We travel about an hour from there for adhoc bookings, after which we might need to charge mileage.
We do also tour, so if you're further afield, drop us a line. We might have something coming up.
We can host up to four workshops per day, and you can check our availability on our booking portal.
When you book, you're saving the date.
We then get in touch and sort out the details.
Only pay for the workshops you need
Story Storks is a not for profit organisation, which means any profit we make is ploughed back into creating new stories and educational resources.
We're very proud of that.
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