You could provide the children with story props and then encourage them to act out the story individually or with others.

Unfortunately a week later, after waiting, waiting and waiting, Jasper gets very frustrated and impatient as nothing has grown. It teaches some good concepts including perseverance, friendship (the robin is my favourite character), setting yourself challenges, using the physical environment around you, establishing expectations and developing patience and respect.Jasper, a cat, finds a bean on Monday and as the week passes, the process of how to grow the bean is explained. Early Learning HQ is home to thousands of primary school / early years teaching resources, some of which are completely free to download. This is because of the follow-up activities that could be achieved with this and the excitement this brings. The story is about Jasper the cat, who finds a bean on Monday, plants it on Tuesday and continues 'looking after it' until the following Monday when he digs it up believing it will never grow.

The story touches on the topic of the cycles of nature and how things grow, with a gentle moral of how everything comes to those who wait. Jasper's Beanstalk is ideal for EYFS children in that it provides large illustrations with a small amount of text. A tray was placed outside with a variety of seeds for the children to touch and experiment with the different textures and sizes.A selection of cards featuring our interpretation of characters and scenes from the Jasper’s Beanstalk story. It is also a nice way to get the children talking about the book and extend their thinking by asking questions such as: What happens to the beanstalk?

Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth is a well-known story that is has been very popular with children of all ages for many years.

Jasper wants to plant his own bean; the story goes through the different days of the week, showing what happens to Jasper's bean each day. He worked for various major graphic design companies before becoming a full-time author and illustrator. Jasper is quite curious and hasty in waiting for his beanstalk to grow therefore uses various gardening methods on different days of the week to fasten the process. When the seed germinates, or starts to grow, small parts inside the seed grow into the root and stem. He tosses it aside and forgets, but eventually the bean sprouts in the beanstalk Jasper was hoping for.

The story reinforces the days of the week which is also great for sequencing events, questioning and predicting the events of the story. It continues through days of the week, and Jasper ends up digging up the bean and throwing it away with impatience.Regardless, the book's message seemed to come across well when it came to planting out own seed in a cup. A week later, after waiting, waiting and waiting, Jasper gets very frustrated and impatient as nothing has grown. Finally, perhaps a useful story to read if growing plants with your class to help promote continued interest?