https://www.facebook.com/Wordsmiths-Story-Trails-653444384814656/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

I came across this on Facebook one day as I was scrolling through my newsfeed and it instantly caught my eye! These characters with their own stories and possibly mischievous actions could become an activity which the whole school could get involved in. I love the idea of pupils designing the characters and the characters possibly getting made into dolls which could then appear as visitors around the school or could make themselves houses in tree trunks to be found by pupils as a form of outdoor learning. These characters could lead to a very exciting way to write stories, possibly as children write letters as the characters respond, or as an imaginative story about who the pupils think lives in the tree trunk before exposing the characters themselves.

These characters would not be limited to literacy and art lessons but could be used for drama as the pupils could be transported to the moon with the astronaut doll or become a sporting legend with the tennis doll! They could also be used in role play for mathematics activities and a doll which represents a certain period in history or a certain country could be used to teach the children about history or geography. The possibilities are endless and seeing this has really inspired me to be as creative as possible when thinking about lesson plans when I am next on placement and when I am teaching!