The Groumf’s Hunt

Introduction
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🌿The Groumf Hunt

Overview of the 3 Sessions

👦🏻 Target Age: 5-7 years

⏰ Duration: Session 1: 30 min, Sessions 2 & 3: 40 min each

🎯 Learning Objectives

This workshop based on the story "The Groumf Hunt" allows the teacher to co-create a story with the students. Over three sessions, the workshop encourages students to:

  • Invent stories, create mental images, and develop creative thinking
  • Visualize movement through space
  • Work collaboratively

Space: For sessions 2 and 3, choose a space that allows movement: gym, outdoor area, etc.

Materials: None

Story Reference: Freely inspired by We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Rosen and Oxenbury, with the author’s permission (École des loisirs, 1998)

👉 Discover the story

💬 Why this story?

This story invites students to go hunting for the Groumf, a monster they will invent. It involves moving as a group through a series of challenging natural spaces (a river, a dark damp forest…). At each step, the group imagines obstacles using their senses and discovers the appropriate gestures to navigate (e.g., tiptoeing).

Designed for primary school students, this exercise combines movement, group interaction, and oral expression to develop fundamental skills: memory, spatial visualization, and public speaking.

🧩 Sequence Plan

Each session begins with the collective creation of an imaginary monster, the Groumf.

  • Session 1: Students discover the story and develop their first mental images through listening and discussion.
  • Session 2: They physically explore the story path via a guided sensory journey, step by step.
  • Session 3: The story becomes interactive: students collectively enrich the exploration and influence the narrative with their ideas and movements.

Throughout the sessions, emphasis is placed on imagination, body engagement, and sharing representations to enhance the sensory and narrative experience.

Session Type of Exploration Student Role Teacher Role
Session 1: Monster creation and story discovery Imagination Listen, visualize, discuss. Tells the story, stimulates imagination, asks questions about mental images.
Session 2: Immerse in the story, step by step Guided motor exploration Move according to descriptions, feel and express images through gestures. Guides students in exploring the story and encourages body sensations.
Session 3: Transform the story together Co-constructed motor exploration Propose ideas, enrich the story, actively participate in the moving narrative. Stimulates creativity, adapts the story based on student suggestions, and encourages collective interaction.