Justin Fletcher has three dance sessions exploring the traditional story of The Enormous Turnip.
1. The magic seeds. audio
Justin Fletcher has Part 1 of the story of 'The Enormous Turnip'.
2. A surprise in the garden. audio
Justin Fletcher has Part 2 of the story of 'The Enormous Turnip'.
3. Everyone pulls together. audio
Justin Fletcher has Part 3 of the story of 'The Enormous Turnip'.
The Enormous Turnip
This unit of three dance sessions is based on the traditional story of The Enormous Turnip which exists in a number of picture books and online retellings. There is also a version on our web pages (see 'Resources' below). One of the vegetables in Jim’s garden is growing very large…so large that the whole family, even the cat and the dog, will have to help try to pull it up.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Story video: 'Boris and the Giant Turnip'
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Aesop's Fables. collection
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The Elves and the Shoemaker. collection
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See also...
3. The Tale of the Turnip. audio
By Brian Alderson, read by Paul Copley. There was once a poor farmer who grew a great turnip fit for a king. This is the tale of that extraordinary turnip - and what a champion tale it is!
