discovery. Trisha Lee of theatre and education charity MakeBelieve Arts
offers some insights on bringing it to life
The eyes of the boy in front of me lit up as he spoke the words of his story. 'I was a baby and I was getting so little. I go in this tiny little bed. Now I was bigger. Now I'm going to be really bigger. One day.' I could almost see his mind whirling through images of himself as a baby and marvelling at how much he had grown.
This was Andre's story, scribed during a Helicopter Stories session by MakeBelieve Arts. He was four years (and three days) old. 'It was his birthday at the weekend,' his teacher told me. 'As a treat, his mum showed him all his baby photos.' I smiled. The joy in his eyes made even more sense and I couldn't help thinking of the maths potential in what he was saying.
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