Category Archives: Narratives

The Story that Didn’t Want to End

Jamie’s Monster  -  observations and reflections from Kate Cowan (Teacher in Greenfinch Room and project co-ordinator at the nursery) Within his Nursery classroom, Jamie was usually one of the quieter members of the group, often seeking out support and reassurance … Continue reading

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A Giant of a Man

Whilst searching for records of an old house which used to stand in Homefield Park, I came across this fantastic ‘true story’ of the Histon Giant, Moses Carter (1801 – 1860).  It immediately reminded me of Ellis’s story “Once there … Continue reading

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More stories from the woods

Many stories have followed the first ones in the woods.  There have been stories of danger, fear, bravery, and rescue; mysterious stories of night time, shadows, and the dark (Greg’s third story multiplied the possibilities brilliantly: “Once upon a time … Continue reading

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The power of suggestion

Mapping the emergence of story making in the woods – the connections between stories and between story-tellers – I’m struck by the generative power of Greg’s first narratives.  They were told clearly and excitedly, with a smile of someone who … Continue reading

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Stories from the woods

    On her third visit to the woods Ruby asks if she can borrow my notebook. She has settled on a log under the “tent”, a tarpaulin strung overhead in the trees in the place where Ruby and Greg … Continue reading

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The Hole in the Tree

The hole is high enough to see easily, but too high to look into directly.  Some of the children have moved logs over to climb on so they can get closer.  The way up is adventurous – sometimes slippery, still … Continue reading

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