Paul and Carol Roberts of Grow Me A Story help Canyon Elementary students put on plays based on folk and fairy tales. In "The House That Jack Built" Emily Hammeren, Piper Usher, Morgan Johnson and Reese Robb recite the long list of people and creatures who wind up living in Jack's house together.
April 5, 2024
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April 5, 2024 1:07 a.m.
'We have to use our imaginations'
With 25 short plays based on fairy tales and folk stories, there were only so many props the students at Canyon Elementary were able to use. Carol and Paul Roberts of Grow Me A Story urged the second graders putting on “The Lion and the Mouse,” “The Gingerbread Man” and “The Poppy Seed Cakes” to push beyond the silly to tell the stories to the audience.