Grandma’s Stories Ltd was created by two grandmothers.
Valerie Wood-Gaiger MBE and her friend and neighbour Carroll Nunnerley.
They live near each other in a tiny village, Myddfai in The Brecon Beacons National Park in rural Wales, a beautiful area full of Celtic history, legend and inspiration.
Valerie, has three grown up children, seven grandchildren and a little great-grandson. She has always told stories and has a great interest in European history and prehistory. She decided to bring the two together to tell children about their past.
Carroll, also has three children, six grandchildren and was a foster mother to many more. Carroll has a BA in history and a MA degree in education for children with special needs, both gifted children and the not so gifted.
The two grannies knew that these factional stories could help children learn English, as both first and second languages, and knew how to make learning fun!
Both grannies have fond memories of how their grandma’s told stories and brought the stories to live with play and activities. They never forgot the lessons they learned from their grandma’s.
Today more grandparents care for their grandchildren on a regular basis than ever before. Carroll and Valerie want to encourage parents, grandparents and teachers to make learning fun. All the activities are designed to make learning fun and memorable.
Drama, discussion topics and language skills projects give opportunities to practice language skills.
Visits to museums, farms and other places of interest can be either class or family outings.
Art and science; Geography and games; even cooking the food our ancestors ate helps bring the story to live and will encourage children to try new foods; understand where food comes from and food production methods.
