A charity championing the work of Vivian Gussin Paley; Helicopter Stories is a child-centred approach
15/06/2026
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02/06/2026
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22/05/2026
Do Babies Understand the Difference Between Good and Evil? My latest YouTube video looks at the incredible research that proves they do.
Do Babies Understand Good and Evil? When do children learn that stories have goodies and baddies? Good ...
18/05/2026
FREE Poetry Basket and SEND session.
Join us for an inspiring online event celebrating the transformative power of poetry and storytelling for children with SEND.
Hear from three exceptional Early Years SEND practitioners as they share real-life experiences of using the Poetry Basket and Story Steps in their settings — and the remarkable impact these approaches have had on children’s communication, confidence, creativity and connection.
Discover how simple, child-led experiences can unlock engagement, spark imagination and create meaningful opportunities for every child to thrive.
Whether you’re completely new to these programmes or already weaving them into your practice, this event will leave you inspired, equipped and full of ideas to take back to your setting.
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Helicopter Stories Exchange - SEND special, Creating a Sense of Belonging Join us for an unscripted conversation with inspiring practitioners from our SEND Research Group.
08/05/2026
When we scribe children’s stories, we learn so much about them.
What their passions are, what stories they have heard, and where they are the experts.
In my latest YouTube vide I talk about the hidden expertise of children
Are We Looking for Evidence in All the Wrong Places? We're measuring what children know in all the wrong places. Meanwhile, four-year-olds are teaching each other about pangolins, porcupines, and tow trucks, an...
The Winners of the Poetry Basket competition 2026 have been announced. If you own one of our Poetry Baskets you can find all the winning entries in either The Poetry Basket 1: Seasons, Poetry Basket 2: Themes or original poetry basket - scroll to the last section and click on the page called Poetry Basket Winners - There are some fantastic poems there - created and performed by children in EYFS.
If you don't own the Poetry Basket - you can purchase it here https://helicopterstories.co.uk/online-learning/
Why do some children tell the same story again and again. Below is one story that was told to me every week by a girl in Reception.
"Girl lost. the Daddy searches."
But there are other stories I have heard repeated again and again, and I explore some of them in the full video on my new Youtube channel - It would be lovely if you checked it out.
The Boy Who was Afraid To Tell a Story.
In my latest YouTube video I talk about Jonathan, a boy who was so worried about getting it wrong that he was unable to tell a story.
Find out what happened
The listeningClassroom
Youtube
https://youtube.com/?si=NMY6WOBo0OfuR2UD
25/03/2026
It's here! The 2nd edition of Princesses, Dragons and Helicopter Stories by Trisha Lee is available now! with brand new chapters on working with children with SEND and another on children with EAL!
https://helicopterstories.co.uk/product/2nd-edition-princesses-dragons-and-helicopter-stories/
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Latest video- The question that helped every child remember.
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