KS1 English: Jack and the Beanstalk

BBC Teach > School Radio > English > KS1: Jack and the Beanstalk

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Watch the classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk told in 14 short video clips, for children aged 5-7. There is a Resource Pack to go with the animation, with twenty worksheets, suitable for use in school or at home.

Jack and his Ma are penniless and without food. Jack takes Daisy the cow to sell at market, but instead of money he returns with five magic beans...

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1. What shall we do?
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1. What shall we do?

Jack and his Ma are penniless and hungry. What are they going to do?

2. We have to sell Daisy
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2. We have to sell Daisy

Jack's Ma decides that they will have to sell Daisy the cow if they are to survive.

3. Jack went to the market
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3. Jack went to the market

Jack takes Daisy to the market to sell her...and is amazed at the wonderful food on offer.

4. Five magic beans
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4. Five magic beans

Jack fails to sell Daisy but on the way home he bumps into a man with some beans to sell.

5. Beans for the birds!
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5. Beans for the birds!

Jack agrees to sell Daisy for the five magic beans...but what will his mother say?

6. And the beanstalk grew
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6. And the beanstalk grew

Jack goes to bed and dreams of the magic beans. Outside in the garden something is stirring.

7. And he went higher!
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7. And he went higher!

When Jack wakes in the morning he is amazed to see an enormous beanstalk in the garden.

8. The castle in the clouds
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8. The castle in the clouds

Jack climbs to the very top of the beanstalk where he finds a castle.

9. Fee-fi-fo-fum!
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9. Fee-fi-fo-fum!

Jack knocks at the castle door and discovers that it is inhabited by giants!

10. The bag of silver coins
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10. The bag of silver coins

The giant has a bag of stolen money and Jack has a very good idea of how best to use it.

11. The magic hen
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11. The magic hen

The villagers celebrate...but soon the money runs low and Jack must return to the castle.

12. Golden eggs
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12. Golden eggs

Jack sees the hen lay a golden egg and knows how valuable it would be to the villagers.

13. The magic harp
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13. The magic harp

The golden hen is stolen by some thieves so Jack must return to the giants' castle again.

14. We're rich!
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14. We're rich!

Jack races down the beanstalk chased by the giant. His mother waits below with an axe.

Resources

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)

Meet the characters
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Meet the characters

An overview of the characters that appear in the story.

Sequencing activity (pdf)
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Sequencing activity (pdf)

Print out and number the scenes from the story in the correct order.

BBC Teach > School Radio > English > KS1: Jack and the Beanstalk

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