Today’s school day began with a mystery. As the children arrived, they were greeted by an unexpected orchestra of noises echoing from every corner of the classroom. It didn’t take long for curious faces to turn into puzzled ones as we set off to investigate.

In the winter garden, we discovered a very sleepy bear snoring loudly. Out in the garden, we could hear a group of tooting owls hooting away. As we moved into the main classroom, the air was filled with the cheerful tweeting of morning birds. Mrs Wilkinson’s room had a persistent drip-drip-drip from a leaky tap, while Miss Carrick’s classroom was ruled by a very annoying tick‑tocking clock. It was so noisy that many of the children covered their ears as they tried to make sense of it all.

To help us understand this strange, noisy morning, we gathered together and introduced our new story Peace at Last. As we read, the children quickly noticed that the sounds around school were just like the ones poor Mr Bear had to endure when he was trying to sleep. Suddenly, the mystery made perfect sense.

After the story, we talked about why sleep is important and shared ideas about how we can help ourselves and others get a peaceful night’s rest.

The children have really loved reading this story!

Watch the video’s below to see our amazing sound walk!