Start with a Story

The changing seasons can excite and inspire curious young minds. The sights and sounds to be experienced throughout the year fire up children s imaginations as they learn about the world around them. Starting with the story My Scamper Through the Seasons this musical activity book and CD brings the magic of nature s calendar into your classroom through the adventures of Fiddy Field Mouse, Huckleberry Hedgehog and a host of other characters. Ideal for specialist and generalist Early Years Teachers, Seasons is a rich teaching resource to inspire and inform your lesson plans. The pack contains. A specially written song to illustrate each chapter of the story. A range of suggested activities for each chapter, with brilliant ideas for games, poems, songs, movement, drama, role-play, percussion playing and more. A CD with all the music and audio tracks to bring the story to life. All the songs are presented with a vocal demonstration and backing track. All you need is a space and a selection of simple percussion instruments! The Start With A Story series has been specially designed by Ann Bryant for the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, using a story as a powerful starting point from which songs, poems and drama activities can emerge. Ann is an award-winning author of over 110 books that include children s fiction, music education resources and books about emotions, families and friendships for older children.