Story Shack at Rosehill primary

Story shack was at Rosehill primary today with, firstly, some very creative Years 4s and 5s and then equally creative Year 4s in the afternoon. 
So many amazing ideas from 60 children altogether...I don't think there was one similarity - unique and ingenious...that's our children. I know Rosehill are rightly proud of them. Their knowledge of fantasy stories and portals was great. We discussed 'portals' to get  into their own lands inspired by:

• apparation in Harry Potter
  
• flue powder
  
• the toilet to the Ministry of magic-yeucn, we didn't fancy that one very much
  
• The rabbit hole in Alice and also the drink and cake for shrinking and growing
  
• hag stones and looking glass in the Spiderwick chronicles
• the wardrobe into Narnia and the painting into the Dawn Treader

BUT then the children came up with so many different ideas all those quickly faded into the background. We had: diamonds that had to be inserted into special sculptures, a creature that spat on his 'hands', rubbed them together and got into a new world, hieroglyphic code to be solved and many more....you'll have to visit the Rosehill and ask the authors themselves!

The children also conjured up a wealth of creatures and maps....starting off with one creature and thinking about a special power that creature would have. This led into where they would live and into a wider 'world' of even more creatures and great use of language to maybe scare or even make you laugh.