Jasper: Jasper's Beanstalk

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A week later, after waiting, waiting and waiting, Jasper gets very frustrated and impatient as nothing has grown. It teaches some good concepts including perseverance, friendship (the robin is my favourite character), setting yourself challenges, using the physical environment around you, establishing expectations and developing patience and respect. Unfortunately a week later, after waiting, waiting and waiting, Jasper gets very frustrated and impatient as nothing has grown.

We feel like we've gone a long way towards achieving this goal but we are always looking to improve, so if there's something you feel we can help you with or if you'd like to offer some feedback then please get in touch. It’s a great way to scaffold children’s knowledge from their previous learning about Jack and the beanstalk. The book was easy to read and to understand and it linked well with their previous knowledge of beanstalks from stories such as Jack and the Beanstalk. The book ends with a reference to 'Jack and the Beanstalk' which not all the children had heard about.The story ends in Jasper climbing the beanstalk and this can open up many possibilities for children to imagine what he finds at the top of the beanstalk and to get their imaginations flowing! One of the most useful areas of the story though is the message about patience, Jasper gives up very quickly and a discussion about this could prove interesting with EYFS children. The illustrations are charming and simple, but with enough going on to draw interest and support questioning of the book.

It helped link in to the plants in the garden the children helped grow and as we had previously covered Jack and the beanstalk the children were able to link previous knowledge. You could provide the children with story props and then encourage them to act out the story individually or with others. Children will be able to find out information about native British animals, presented in a clear, accessible way.The story touches on the topic of the cycles of nature and how things grow, with a gentle moral of how everything comes to those who wait. Jasper's beanstalk probably has around 100 words in it, but manages to cover lots with them - days of the week, growth cycle of a plant, gardening vocabulary and techniques (some incorrectly used! It is also a great book for teaching children the days of the week and that pacience is the key to everything!