The Giant's Treasure!

This morning we played a game called The Giant's Treasure based on the story we've been working on this week, Jack and the Beanstalk. We sat in a circle with someone blindfolded in the middle pretending to be the giant. Around the giant we put three things to represent the treasures that Jack steals in the story - a cuddly toy to represent the goose that lay the golden egg, a pouch of coins and a musical instrument to represent the harp. We took it in turns to be Jack, and had to creep quietly into the middle to steal an item of the giant's treasure. The giant had to listen really carefully and point when they heard a noise. When all the treasure had been stolen, the thieves had to put it behind their backs and the giant took their blindfold off and tried to work out who had stolen the treasure!

As well as developing our understanding of the story and its characters, this game is great for developing listening skills, helps us practise sitting quietly and gives us a chance to practise taking turns. It's also great fun!