Why Now is the Best Time to start Helicopter Stories with your New Cohort…
Rebecca peered out from behind her Mummy’s legs and watched silently. Her sobs quietened, and the tears began to dry on her cheeks. She stared…
Helicopter Stories and The Poetry Basket: Putting Oracy at the Heart of Early Years Practice
Jo Berry, Early Years Teacher, Thrussington Primary, Leicestershire At Thrussington C of E Primary School, Early Years have been taking part in weekly storytelling and…
Stories from New Zealand: A Girl Named Abby
About ten years ago, when I lived in London, I learned to deliver Helicopter Stories with Trisha Lee and Isla Hill. I now live back at home in Aotearo…
The Poetry Basket: A Community Project
When I heard about The Poetry Basket and saw Trish performing the poems on the Helicopter Stories website, I knew this was something special that had …
Shouting from the Rooftops: Giving Nursery Children a Voice
Guest Blog By Alison Stead, Deputy Head Teacher, Bognor Regis Nursery School Helicopter Stories are exciting. Acting them out is magical. Stories are a window…
Zoom: Embracing the Opportunities
There has been a lot of negative things written about using video conferencing as a teaching tool in education, (particularly regarding Zoom). I have also…
Helicopter at Home: Doing stories everywhere
With many schools and nurseries closed, or remaining open for only a small section of their community, we’ve had several requests for information about our…
Poetry for Children with Additional Needs: One of the Lucky Ones
Nadine Jones, Special Needs Practitioner I am one of the lucky ones. I work with children with additional needs. It can bring a roller-coaster of…
The Poetry Basket: Poetry Happens Everywhere
Amanda Belbin, Nursery Teacher, Bincombe Valley Primary, Dorset ‘Chop Chop, Choppity Chop.’ Since my Nursery Class signed up to The Poetry Basket, the words keep…
It’s Just Pretend: Crossing the Gender Boundary with Helicopter Stories
I am in the very privileged position of being a school-based Helicopter Stories practitioner at Ash Grove Academy in Macclesfield, as well as a MakeBe…