Narrative immersion: Do you believe in magic?

Monday morning and the children hurry to the carpet area. Shrouded by a shimmering piece of fabric, waits the magic story box. ‘Let's wake up the magic! What will the challenge be?’ They can't wait to step into the world of an evocative picture book brought to life using the riches of drama, role play and storytelling.

The ritual begins. The tap of a magic wand. Riddles and rhymes. The box opens. The wizard and his magic maestro with artefacts, messages or maps, provoke chatter and predictions as the children explore the clues. ‘Magic story dust really is a must, sprinkle on and we'll go to a magic story world.’ The children sing as they are dusted. They have become ‘imagineers’ and arrive in the story world where the teacher sets the scene as the narrator and introduces a character.