“The session yesterday was very engaging and the children were involved throughout. The different stages of the storytelling were all valuable (listening, singing, acting, and actions), the pace was good and the content was accessible to all. The children were repeating lines from the story with great prosody, modelled for them, learning new vocabulary & enthusiastically joining in with singing & acting. They had lots of questions and were interested in the story and songs, especially when they saw links to our curriculum.” Year 2 teacher
“The programme has been a tremendous boost for our children, they have found that their self-confidence has developed, they are more prepared to join in with new and unfamiliar experiences, contribute to whole class activities and share their thoughts. Everyday Magic take time to find out specific topics we may be covering in school and then match sessions, songs and stories accordingly. I would thoroughly recommend Everyday Magic to any Primary or Infant School.” – Assistant Head
“Everyday Magic provide an experience that encourages children to play and participate in oral storytelling, playing with language, building prosody & developing confidence in a way that few other activities can.” – Year 4 teacher
“The project gives our children the skills needed to enrich their language development and oracy skills, ensuring their creativity and imagination are developed at an early age.” – Nursery teacher
“Everyday Magic is one of the initiatives that we are using to raise standards in Speaking & Listening. I have already seen the positive impact that it has had on my children: their listening skills have improved, they are becoming more vocal and they love to sing and dance. The backdrops are amazing and always linked to our current theme or topic. I would recommend Everyday Magic to every school.” – Early Years Teacher
“A very important objective for our younger children is that they are given the opportunity to listen with enjoyment and respond to stories, songs and rhymes. Everyday Magic ticks every box. The children are engaged, they are learning to sustain attentive listening and respond to the stories. They are extending their vocabulary and being given the opportunity to respond to the stories as well as to build ideas of their own.” – Literacy Co-ordinator
“What I like about the songs is that they are topic related and based on actual facts using the technical terms and correct vocabulary and as it’s all done through the magic of song it further supports the children to remember what they have learnt.” – Year 3 Teacher
“The writing that follows the storytelling sessions is excellent. The children have the rich modelled language in their minds and they are enthusiastic to write and pour their words onto paper. I can think of many boys who were extremely reluctant writers suddenly writing pages re-telling the stories they have heard and using beautiful descriptive language. The impact is hugely significant on their writing skills.” – Literacy Co-ordinator
“The Everyday Magic approach of selecting stories, songs, poetry and rhymes from around the world and presenting them with a multi-sensory approach captures the imagination of all children including those who find it hard to focus in lessons.” – Headteacher
“We have a large population of EAL children, especially in the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Everyday Magic, through the actions and the tellings, gives these children the opportunity to access the stories. Further, children with special learning difficulties often find the oral stories, accompanied by music and gestures, enjoyable as they do not have to worry about accessing meaning through the written word which some may find difficult.” – Literacy Co-ordinator
“Inspirational fun. Lots of brilliant and creative ideas to promote oracy and engagement in students. Nice range of online resources. Thank you.”- Early Years teacher
