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This term we have been exploring storytelling as a way of developing communication and language skills. Telling and listening to stories helps with many aspects of this vital area of learning: for example, improving listening and attention skills; widening vocabulary; and learning the correct way to structure sentences. The ultimate aim is for children to become effective, creative writers themselves and they have begun this journey by mapping their own versions of well-known tales. Here are some of the stories that they created when we explored the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill.