Storytelling

Classes:

Paula Brown's Pea Green Boat aims to bring together story, movement, music and games, together with exploration of elements and sensory play, creating a play session for you to enjoy with your children.

As an early years educator, storyteller, playworker and outdoor workshop leader, Paula supports your children while they explore their world and share their experiences with you. We have lots of fun!

Currently I am running classes on on Tuesday, more days in the new year...

9.40am - from around 18 months to around 3 years old. This session is a blend of music, movement, sensory play, puppets and games, a beautiful silk parachute, themed around a different traditional folktale from around the world and well-known children's story each week. “You have such a lovely manner with the children – full of humour and gentleness” T, mother of M, age 2

10.30am - babies from 2 months until established crawling*. The session starts with feedback on everyone's week and a discussion about general parenting topics of interest. Loosely based around a story or theme carers and their babies enjoy sensory play, singing, stories and puppets, a beautiful silk parachute, movement-based activities, dance and relaxation. “N smiled for the whole of his first baby class then slept for 4 hours afterwards and a normal night after that!” P, mum of baby

11.20am - as 9.40am

12.10pm - children in their nursery / preschool year, 3-4 year olds (interested parents of Reception aged children who don't have a school place or don't start for some time please drop me a line). Please bring a packed lunch. This session will be quite broad in scope and child-led, going with the children's interests and possibly using St Andrews Park when the weather is good. There will be a story each week, movement, music, then each week some of the following: arts / crafts; sewing; simple woodwork; outdoor activities; creative cooking, exploring sound, light and the senses and simple science. Bring a packed lunch for you and your children – siblings welcome (no mushy peas will be served!). “Paula is fabulous!” M, aged 4


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		“Many thanks for the storytelling session, I had some excellent feedback from parents!” The Egg, Classes: Paula Brown's Pea Green Boat aims to bring together story, movement, music and games, together with exploration of elements and sensory play, creating a play session for you to enjoy with your children. As an early years educator, storyteller, playworker and outdoor workshop leader, Paula supports your children while they explore their world and share their experiences with you. We have lots of fun! Currently I am running classes on on Tuesday, more days in the new year... 9.40am - from around 18 months to around 3 years old. This session is a blend of music, movement, sensory play, puppets and games, a beautiful silk parachute, themed around a different traditional folktale from around the world and well-known children's story each week. “You have such a lovely manner with the children – full of humour and gentleness” T, mother of M, age 2 10.30am - babies from 2 months until established crawling. The session starts with feedback on everyone's week and a discussion about general parenting topics of interest. Loosely based around a story or theme carers and their babies enjoy sensory play, singing, stories and puppets, a beautiful silk parachute, movement-based activities, dance and relaxation. “N smiled for the whole of his first baby class then slept for 4 hours afterwards and a normal night after that!”* P, mum of baby 11.20am - as 9.40am 12.10pm - children in their nursery / preschool year, 3-4 year olds (interested parents of Reception aged children who don't have a school place or don't start for some time please drop me a line). Please bring a packed lunch. This session will be quite broad in scope and child-led, going with the children's interests and possibly using St Andrews Park when the weather is good. There will be a story each week, movement, music, then each week some of the following: arts / crafts; sewing; simple woodwork; outdoor activities; creative cooking, exploring sound, light and the senses and simple science. Bring a packed lunch for you and your children – siblings welcome (no mushy peas will be served!). “Paula is fabulous!” M, aged 4 Storytelling in schools and nurseries: for World Book Day (March), National Storytelling Week or the Bristol Storytelling Festival (both early Feb), Arts Week or end of year celebrations Bedtime stories – children come back to the school at around 5.30 - 6pm in their pyjamas with their teddies and listen to stories snuggled up with their grown ups and siblings: this can be themed around any topic including Healthy Living as an after school club or class or within the After School Clubs, holiday playschemes or for PPA cover as part of Healthy Schools either in school or after school to include parents Themed sessions – this might include stories around healthy eating, the body, food, the environment, space, jobs, pirates and the sea, monsters, trees and animals Cultural tales – eg around International Day of Peace on September 21st or any other cultural celebration such as Chinese New Year, Divaali and might include Buddhist stories, native American and Jewish tales. The Story Fairy - a specific session around magic, woodlands, mischief, traditional folk tales and the environment The Story of a Story (how books are made, both physically and in terms of ideas), for Book Week Storytelling workshops: Story Explorers – workshops for children (possibly Special Educational Needs or Gifted and Talented children), working towards a storytelling competition where appropriate, either in or after the school day or as part of the Extended Schools programme. Parents storytelling workshops – workshops for parents to help them to tell stories to their child Other: Parachute and co-operative games for all ages Puppet making workshops Roots and Wings – Bushcraft activities for holiday playschemes or after school clubs, aimed to increase awareness of the natural world through indoor and outdoor activities, stories, games, craft and bushcraft activities lots of sessions available for festivals - please ask!