12/06/2026
🐐 The Three Billy Goats Gruff 🌈
We have had a wonderful week bringing The Three Billy Goats Gruff to life! The acorns thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story told using our wooden story figures and props. They were so engaged that they returned to them independently throughout the week, confidently acting out the story and retelling familiar parts in their own play. 📚✨
Despite the wild weather this week, we were determined to get outdoors! Wrapped up in puddle suits and wellies, we headed off on our very own troll hunt. The acorns loved “trip trapping” over the little wooden bridges across the streams and embraced the pouring rain with huge smiles and lots of excitement! 🌧️👣
Through our play, we focused on positional language such as “over,” “under,” “on top of,” and “underneath,” as well as exploring different sizes – small, medium and big – just like the three goats in the story. The acorns became little engineers, constructing bridges using wooden blocks, lollipop sticks and paper cups. Our much-loved train track also became part of the learning, with the acorns building bridges for the trains to travel under. The wooden rainbow proved very useful as ready-made bridges too! 🚂🌉
We also visited the real Billy Goats Gruff at the farm, and enjoyed crossing lots of bridges at soft play, helping to support our physical development through climbing, balancing and exploring. 🐐💪
Our learning continued outdoors in the garden, where we used old bed slats to create bridges over the water tray for animal figures to cross. The acorns took great care balancing the animals on the wooden planks, showing fantastic concentration and problem-solving skills. 🪵💦
What a fun-filled week of storytelling, imagination, outdoor adventures and hands-on learning! Have a lovely weekend all!
