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Developing story lines and recognising local routes Adult-led

Adult-led

Explore children's routes from home to nursery through On the Way Home (see below). In the story, Claire makes her way home with a grazed knee and tells a different version of events to each of her friends on the way. Did she cut it escaping from a wolf, a giant, a gorilla, a witch?

Key learning intention

To create and record narratives

Resources

On the Way Home by Jill Murphy (Macmillan, 4.99), flip chart/A1 paper and marker pens for shared writing.

Preparation

Read the story and revisit it several times, drawing attention to the locations mentioned in the story.

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