Watch the classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk told in 14 short video clips, for children aged 5-7. There is a 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鈥
1. What shall we do? video
Jack and his Ma are penniless and hungry. What are they going to do?
2. We have to sell Daisy. video
Jack's Ma decides that they will have to sell Daisy the cow if they are to survive.
3. Jack went to the market. video
Jack takes Daisy to the market to sell her...and is amazed at the wonderful food on offer.
4. Five magic beans. video
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! video
Jack agrees to sell Daisy for the five magic beans...but what will his mother say?
6. And the beanstalk grew. video
Jack goes to bed and dreams of the magic beans. Outside in the garden something is stirring.
7. And he went higher! video
When Jack wakes in the morning he is amazed to see an enormous beanstalk in the garden.
8. The castle in the clouds. video
Jack climbs to the very top of the beanstalk where he finds a castle.
9. Fee-fi-fo-fum! video
Jack knocks at the castle door and discovers that it is inhabited by giants!
10. The bag of silver coins. video
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. video
The villagers celebrate...but soon the money runs low and Jack must return to the castle.
12. Golden eggs. video
Jack sees the hen lay a golden egg and knows how valuable it would be to the villagers.
13. The magic harp. video
The golden hen is stolen by some thieves so Jack must return to the giants' castle again.
14. We're rich! video
Jack races down the beanstalk chased by the giant. His mother waits below with an axe.
Resources
Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)
Meet the characters. image
An overview of the characters that appear in the story.
Print out and number the scenes from the story in the correct order.
