LicketyLeap at St Mary’s – Group 4

2021-06-15T13:52:40+00:00

12th & 18th September 2019 St Marys Storyplay We had a lovely LicketyLeap with 9 children from Group 4 (P1a & P1b) and Miss Carty. They were particularly tickled by the Margaret & Margaret Peekaboo entrance. They loved the Oogly Boogly Lady's mini-worlds and were all actively involved. The children independently found lots of things under the Sea. On the Boat we had a lovely sleep - suggested by one of the children! On the Shore we saw crabs, seahorses and everyone was so focused on the burrow when the rabbits came out. T - "My bunny kissed me!" They loved finding their hats. L told Bold Margaret about the Bear and was very chatty. "He was scary and then scared!" T was the first confidently in their to pat the Bear. M asked the Bird for a lift up the mountain and M and F both enjoyed the fact that they "spoke Bird". A huge group of nearly all the children helped Bold Margaret jump to the Top. At the end, L explained what had happened to Worried Margaret exactly - "She was worried then she was brave!" "[I drew] the wind, the grass, the sky, the balloon, the snow all come down and the big rainfall and the river. At the end was my best bit." Child, Reflective Drawing In Session 2, we revisited the story and [...]

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LicketyLeap at St Mary’s – Group 2

2021-06-15T13:52:18+00:00

11th & 17th September 2019 We had a fantastic LicketyLeap with 9 children in group 2 (P1b). Every child contributed in the conversation at the start, C was especially chatty! After our mudfight, M suggested we go into the Sea to wash it off. In the Sea, L showed Worried Margaret how to swim on her back and R saw a boat. Everyone loved finding and sharing treasure. On the boat, everyone relished trying each other's fish and M gave the Fishy Lady a hug goodbye. In the Cave we saw bats, and everyone boldly shouted their name to make an echo. When the Bear appeared, a couple of people were a bit nervous, but they overcame any fears and patted and hugged it! S articulately told Bold Margaret about the Bear. L asked the Bird for a lift and after we reached the top of the Mountain, other L suggested sliding down. In Session 2, we revisited the story and everyone remembered it brilliantly. We also talked about our Heart's Desires: S – Swimming in the sea L – Go to the beach R – Find a unicorn L – Find a puppy C – Playing cousin’s xbox and a hamster M – Have a bunny and play with him in my home and go to the beach L – A unicorn L – Go to the mountain [...]

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LicketyLeap Week 1 at St Mary’s

2021-06-15T13:49:06+00:00

16th September 2019 We had a fantastic first week of LicketyLeap at St Mary's. It was great to meet everyone in Primary 1a and Primary 1b - thank you for coming on the adventure with Margaret & Margaret! Have they told you anything about it? You can find out more about the story in Come & Play - here! Virginia, Taz, Ruby and Rita are really looking forward to meeting the parents, carers and families of Primary 1 this week for Session 2. This is where you are invited to watch the film of your child doing LicketyLeap and hear more about the story. The LicketyLeap experience can have a very positive impact on your child's learning and development and it is really great for them if you can share the experience with them in Session 2, so we really hope you can come. Have your children told you anything about their journey with Margaret To find out more about Storyplay, click here, and visit the St Mary's Storyplay page to see what we did last year, and find photos and drawings from Storyplay at St Mary's. We'll also be doing Playcard Play and Porridge & Play in October, so keep your eyes peeled for a letter inviting you to join your child and their class for a relaxed, drama-led play and food session at school with Licketyspit. [...]

LicketyLeap Week 1 at St Mary’s2021-06-15T13:49:06+00:00

Oakwood Storyplay Rhymes

2020-01-31T16:24:27+00:00

We had a brilliant time creating warm-up action rhymes with P6 at Oakwood Primary School.  See their creative work below! Make yourself as SHINEY as a UNICORN, And as SPIKEY as a THORN, As HARD as a ROCK, And as SMELLY as a SOCK, As COOL as a KITSOON, And as ROUND as a MOON! Like a SPOON from TROON! Make yourself as BRIGHT as the SUN, As CUTE as ma HON, As BIG as a BUN And as HEAVY as a TONNE, Like a DISCO BALL that’s SPUN. Make yourself as Sticky as honey And as big as Bugs Bunny Who is very very funny And likes to eat money He sells a lot of carrots To buy gummy for his mummy And I think that’s very funny Cos the carrots they are yummy!

Oakwood Storyplay Rhymes2020-01-31T16:24:27+00:00

Storyplay Schools

2025-12-18T11:46:20+00:00

Storyplay Schools is a unique project designed to support the development of children’s literacy, language and confidence through the introduction of shared stories and inclusive play across the whole school community – children, families teachers and PSA’s. Residencies can include LicketyLeap, Playcard Play, Family Porridge & Play, Storyplay Champions (P6,P7 or parents/carers), Storyplay into Literacy modules and more, designed with the school. Find out more here. Licketyspit Storyplay Schools include: Canal View Primary, Westerhailes, Edinburgh. Oakwood Primary, Easterhouse, Glasgow. St Mary’s RC Primary, Maryhill, Glasgow. Riverside Primary, Govan, Glasgow. Ibrox Primary, Ibrox, Glasgow. Wyndford Nursery, Maryhill, Glasgow. Teachers and headteachers rave about the impact of Storyplay in their schools: "Children who would normally be reluctant to contribute to discussions are willingly offering ideas and solutions as they are caught up in the imaginative world of Licketyspit."  Read more here or click here to read parent feedback.

Storyplay Schools2025-12-18T11:46:20+00:00

Oakwood LicketyLeap

2025-04-02T23:44:54+00:00

In Autumn Term 2018/19, 30 more children from Oakwood P1, P2 and P3 took part in LicketyLeap (The Story of Margaret & Margaret). In Session One, they travelled through the bog, over the sea, into the cave and up the mountain with Worried Margaret and Bold Margaret, to find their Heart's Desires! In Session Two, the children reenacted the whole story with the actor-pedagogues, using only a blanket. It's always incredible to see how much they remember and the increase in confidence to talk to us and share thoughts and ideas after Session One. Later in Session Two, parents and carers were invited to watch the video of the first session and some live reenactments of parts of the story by their children. It's so significant for the children to share this significant experience with the adults in their life and it's great to chat to parents and carers about the impact they think LicketyLeap has had on their child, and tell them more about why we do it.

Oakwood LicketyLeap2025-04-02T23:44:54+00:00

Bookplay at Canal View Nursery

2020-01-31T16:31:03+00:00

We had a great time catching up with Canal View Nursery families and playing the Licketyspit games again at Bookplay this term. We also explored the wonderful story of "Angelo" and his family of circus performers - and created some circus acts of our own! It was great to hear that so many families have been playing the Lickety Playcard games at home and to have so many parents and carers getting involved in creating the group circus acts and supporting all the children - as well as their own - alongside our actor-pedagogues and nursery staff. Don't forget to sign up to our Children & Families Network, if you haven't already, to find out about more Lickety-play opportunities around Edinburgh. "It’s my mummy. She’s swimming in the sea. This is the building. That was the sky and then it turned into the sea." Child, Reflective Drawing "The water, a boat with a person on it. There’s a tree with some apples on. There’s a swing, a baby bird in a nest and some food for the birds" Child, Reflective Drawing "She likes the Grandma song so she gets me to sing that song in the house" Mum I wish I could go there Margaret & Margaret Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do... Oogly Boogly Margaret & Margaret Lorem ipsum [...]

Bookplay at Canal View Nursery2020-01-31T16:31:03+00:00

Ibrox Storyplay Celebration Assembly

2020-01-31T16:31:13+00:00

We rounded off a fantastic five-week Storyplay Residency at Ibrox Primary and Nursery with a joyous whole-school assembly. 10 parents and carers joined us and joined in with all the pupils and teachers in Big as a Bear led by Taz, Funky Chicken led by Primary 3, Grandma Grandma led by Primary 5, In the Way of the Word led by Primary 7 and Miss Mary Mac led by Primary 6! It was brilliant to see the older children dressed up and setting a wonderful example of exuberant imaginary play for the rest of the school and the nursery, and it was clear how much they were entertaining each other and enjoying the relaxed "ceilidh-style" sharing of some of the Storyplay games, rhymes and songs. We were also thrilled to have our Licketyspit Ambassador Tam Baillie talk to everyone about the importance of Children's Rights and the United Nationals Convention of the Rights of the Child. Thanks to all the parents who came along and joined in too! If you haven't done so yet, you can sign up to our Children and Families Network to find out about other Licketyspit projects around Glasgow. We've really enjoyed working with everyone at Ibrox and hope to be back soon. Look at the other blog entries on the Ibrox Storyplay page to see more of what we did during the first Storyplay Residency, and [...]

Ibrox Storyplay Celebration Assembly2020-01-31T16:31:13+00:00

Ibrox Storyplay Week 3

2020-01-31T16:31:43+00:00

Week 3 Storyplay Residency at Ibrox Primary It was great to be back at Ibrox Primary for a third round of Storyplay! We worked with the Nursery for the first time, as well as Primary 7 who dressed up to play a marvellous Wink Murder. Taz popped into several classes for a Session 2 catch up. We played a few more games and it was brilliant to see how much everyone remembered and hear more of your creative ideas for imaginary play and stories. Looking forward to coming back for the Celebration Assembly on March 12th!

Ibrox Storyplay Week 32020-01-31T16:31:43+00:00

Ibrox Storyplay Week 1

2020-01-31T16:31:59+00:00

Week 1 Storyplay Residency at Ibrox Primary We had a fantastic time working with Primary 5, Primary 3 and Primary 2 on our first day of the Ibrox Storyplay Residency!

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