13th & 19th September 2019 The final LicketyLeap group (P1a) was the biggest yet (10 children) and you could tell there was already a buzz about Margaret and Margaret in the classroom! By the time we were with the Oogly Boogly Lady everyone had bought into the story, with M saying "She's gone into the mountain!" when Bold Margaret disappeared. They all told the Fishy Lady the colour of the fish they had caught on the Boat and K saw a rainbow bird in the trees on the Shore. J, D and K went to hide in the Cave and everyone called their name to make an echo. K suggested we pat the Bear and J suggested we could say sorry. M led the rest in patting and feeding the bear. They loved the Bird and M asked it if we could get a lift to the top of the Mountain. S stroked the Bird's face. P, S and T all helped Worried Market jump across! "That was the fish Margaret and that was the other fish Margaret and then they ate the fish. And there’s the rollerskates. Hands. I liked it when they were sliding down the hill. I was on the bird and I was literally flying and then I jumped off it. I wasn’t scared I jumped off and parachuted!" Child, Reflective Drawing In Session 2, [...]

12th & 18th September 2019 The third LicketyLeap group (P1b) couldn't wait to get stuck in and were falling over themselves to tell us what was going on in the postcards at the start. It was great to find out that some of their big brothers and sisters have shared the story of Margaret and Margaret at home! A and others immediately spotted the sound of the sea and did some really realistic swimming with Worried Margaret. On the Shore they climbed trees to get apples and bananas, saw seahorses in the rock pool and G found rabbits. O stuck his hand right into his pocket to get a pretend apple out to feed the rabbits - he saw a whole family! There was a real camaraderie about how everyone was playing together. P & G asked the Bird for a lift to the top and there was a great conversation about what had happened when we found Worried Margaret again. They were particularly thrilled with their postcards from M&M at the end. "This is the water. (We were there) when we were nearly finding our heart’s desire. (hd?) Playing with my toys with my friends. (fave) swimming in the sea and flying with the Bird. When we were trying to get help to get our heart’s desires the Bird said yes and we said thank you. (what about [...]

11th & 17th September 2019 We had a brilliant first session of LicketyLeap with group one (P1a). 8 children joined Margaret and Margaret on their adventure through the Bog, over the Sea, into the Cave and up the Mountain! The were very engaged and chatty from the start, with every child giving appropriate answers about what M & M were doing in the postcards. The children helped get Worried Margaret into the Bog and loved finding the boggy blooms. E and J helped pull her out when she got stuck! H suggested we go over and help the Fishy Lady on her boat and everyone caught some fish - C's was red and green and tasted like cucumber and strawberry! On the shore, they saw giraffes, spiders, monkeys, elephants and C even saw a woodpecker in the trees! S was especially concerned about Worried Margaret when she fell off the cliff, but then T and E asked the Bird if we could ride on its back to the top of the mountain. In Session 2, we revisited the story and everyone remembered it brilliantly. We also talked about our Heart's Desires: H – Play with My little ponies T – Make a play of Margaret and Margaret, Happy Birthday O – Be with Mum, Birthday C – Riding a dolphin V – Play with my brother J – pencils [...]