Jack and the Beanstalk Story Video

Explore the Jack and the Beanstalk Story

When it comes to introducing narrative structure and features to our littlest learners, well-known fairy tales are a fantastic choice! They are familiar to many of our students, which helps them to focus on the new literary elements we are trying to teach them, rather than concentrating all of their attention on an unknown storyline. Additionally, fairy tales often have a distinct beginning, middle and end, making it easier for younger students to grasp the concept of narrative progression without becoming too overwhelmed.

This Jack and the Beanstalk video has been created by our talented team of teachers and animators to help you explore narrative structure and features with your early years learners. The video depicts the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale through animation accompanied by a modern-day, age-appropriate narration. There is a small twist to be aware of, though… the video does not contain the ending to the story! This has been done purposefully to allow your students to further develop their reading comprehension skills by making predictions about how the story might end, based on what has happened in the story so far.

(Spoiler: This Jack and the Beanstalk story stops just as Jack first notices the giant as he is climbing the beanstalk.)

Suggested Jack and the Beanstalk Activities 

The beauty of this Jack and the Beanstalk video lies in its versatility! Whether you are teaching your students about narrative structure and features or working to fine-tune their literal and inferential comprehension skills, there’s an activity you can do with this video! Check out some of these great suggestions from one of our experienced and passionate teachers:

1. The Story So Far – Have the students summarise the Jack and the Beanstalk story so far. This could be done using spoken language, written language or using drawings. It could also be done as either a whole-class, group or individual activity.
2. Unanswered Questions – At the end of the video, have each student write or share a question they have about what might have happened next in the Jack and the Beanstalk story. Students could use their prediction skills to try and answer the questions.
3. Write the Ending – Have the students write their own ending to the Jack and the Beanstalk story. As for the summary task, this could be done as either a whole-class, group or individual activity.

More Jack and the Beanstalk Activities From Teach Starter

Teach Starter has even more resources to support your teaching of the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale in your early years classroom! Click below to explore some suggestions from our teacher team:

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