Based on this video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-robert-falcon-scott/zdhdgwx

This is a Christmas Carol Playscript that has five scenes; Christmas Eve, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future and Christmas Day. It also comes with a list of props needed and stage layouts for each scene. This has been used to perform an excellent show with 10 and 11 year olds. It lasts about an hour.

Scheme of work aimed at middle/higher ability y8 on Frankenstein playscript.

A comical play-script ideal for end of year performances or drama club shows. A granddad reads his grandson his favourite story book ‘The Truth About Fairy Tales’ and they embark on an adventure into the Kingdom of Once Upon a Time. Visit the world of fairy tales, not as you quite remember them. This is an extended script of 15 pages on Microsoft word. It includes 6 additional pages on suggestions for music, dance, props and costumes. Tried and tested with great success. Ideal for KS1/2/3 children Approximately 1 hour in length plus interval Links to Drama, Speaking and listening and English

A superb Tudor style play-script comprehension. Includes Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The dialogue includes Henry VIII demanding a divorce. Good text to discuss the features of a play script. Differentiated questions to suit four ability groups. Text can lead to extended writing with children writing the next scene that could include Henry's second wife (Anne Boleyn). Both Word files and PDF versions included.

Extended role play / playscript in which Victoria buys lots of clothes and accessories whilst David longs to go to the cake shop.

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - KS3 Unit of Work (93-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 14 lesson plans, unit of work overview and 3 worksheets) Our ‘The Invisible Man’ teaching unit explores the popular Oxford Playscripts drama interpretation of the classic C19th H.G. Wells novel. It includes the following activities: Examining the cover and blurb and making predictions Using P.E.A.R. to construct an extended response Writing and redrafting responses to texts Character analysis Writing an empathetic response Understanding the P.A.F. of a text Individual, pair and group activities Exploring and understanding the key themes of the story Creating storyboards and quizzes to consolidate knowledge of the text Uncovering the context of ‘The Invisible Man’ - H.G. Wells research task Role play, Hotseating and other speaking and listening opportunities Writing a review of ‘The Invisible Man’

An extended comedy play-script A class of children await their stressed-out teacher and decide to discuss the question ‘What is the meaning of Christmas?’ Ideal for an alternative Christmas production Aimed at KS2/3 19-page script with music suggestions Cross curricula link to RE, Drama, English and Citizenship

Differentiated activity where children will select or choose appropriate stage directions to fit a Tudor themed play-script including Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The short script covers Henry demanding a divorce from his first wife. The differentiated activity (to suit 3 ability groups) can lead to extended writing with the children continuing the play-script. Accompanying presentation included with embedded fonts. Stage direction word mat examples included and an example text with stage directions added in included as an example. All files formats are Word and duplicated as PDF files.

**Let’s Investigate the Story - Various Activities to use alongside any book! ** A pack of resources that can be used alongside any book, class story etc. with a wide range of activities to extend pupils’ understanding of the text. Activities include: Comic Strip Playscript Face to Face Diary Entry Wanted/Missing Poster Character Description Setting Description Newspaper Report Story to Poem Redesign the Front Cover

Mini unit of learning (15+ lessons), which includes: an introduction to Shakespeare, life in Elizabethan England and Shakespearan language a summary of the story of The Tempest and related writing tasks to engage students in the play input and WAGOLL setting descriptions to build up to an extended writing task Could be expanded for pupils to write their own playscripts or look at Shakespeare’s other works If you liked this, please have a look at my other resources

A comprehensive pack of worksheets that includes a wide variety of extracts from a range of murder mysteries. The resource provides a number of tasks including a drama exercise complete with playscript.

A unit of work covering a whole range of literacy activities centred around 'Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens: Playscripts, Diaries, Viewpoints, Biography, Narrative. Goes really well with the movie. Enjoy! :->

Whiteboard resource looking at scripts and performance. Based on the story of Frankenstein. Pupils use an interactive theatre to create their own playscript and play. It links with the key stage 2 attainment target 1 structure - oracy. The main links are English AT1: participate in a wide range of drama activities including role play, improvisation and the writing and performance of scripted drama.

From Spiderman to batman, children will explore some of the most well-known superheroes through reading comprehensions, and playscripts. They then discover the wonderful short stories by Shaun Tan, writing their own stories and reviews. Hamilton’s English planning covers all aspects of English, including SPAG, within the context of a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry genres, such as traditional tales, recounts and performance poems.

This 3 week unit uses The Twits by Roald Dahl to examine dialogue in stories, before using a playscript of The Twits to learn about the layout, preparation and performance of plays. In final week children write their own plays, including stage directions. Hamilton’s English planning covers all aspects of English, including SPAG, within the context of a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry genres, such as traditional tales, recounts and performance poems.

KS2 English/Drama 25 slide power-point lesson about the Willow Pattern story which includes pupil resources and a lesson. This is the third lesson in a series of three. It can be used as a follow up to Lessons 1 & 2 (also for sale!) or as a discrete lesson. The lesson start recaps the poem and Chinese rituals and greetings The main part of the lesson focuses on writing a script for a section of the story. Included are opportunities for pupils to assess their work using a script features checklist and give feedback . At the end of the lesson each group is encouraged to perform their scripted scene as part of the whole drama/story. Speaking & Listening: Increase contextual subject vocabulary. Ask relevant questions to extend subject knowledge. Use drama to create conversations for a short play. Reading: Use a short poem to summarise a story into five parts. Identify a clear start, middle and end in each part of the story. Writing: use drama composition to rehearse sentences orally, build vocabulary and noun phrases to write a short playscript /scene (one of the five parts of the story) Key Question: What is the best way of writing our ‘still photo’ drama scenes?

This unit is designed to provide in-depth revision of various narrative forms and techniques in a stimulating way. Children extend skills in comprehension and writing. The unit prepares children for more focussed SATs practice using papers. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

About the Schlieffen Plan. Quite hard concept, needs a lot of extra discussion. However, the children got really into it. The first lesson, which includes the detailed plans for 6 weeks, is charged at 2GBP. Everything else is available thereafter for free. I have made a sequence of 6 detailed lessons with resources. I also added 6 further lesson objectives to make a full term’s work if you wish to extend. Alex

The programmes in this ‘Performance Pack’ from BBC Teach explore World War 1 through music, dance and drama, providing an ideal means to extend your study of the topic into Expressive Arts activities. There are units of three programmes supporting each discipline, which may be used separately or together. Taken as a whole they may be combined to rehearse and perform our specially-written musical play for pupils aged 9 to 12 called Archie Dobson’s War. The full range of resources available includes the playscript of Archie Dobson’s War, Teacher’s Notes, backing tracks of all the songs, incidental music to enhance your staging and a range of multimedia resources. The Pack enables teachers to link ongoing work in dance and music to the theme of World War 1 and also to stage a performance that will be both entertaining and thought-provoking. The purpose of BBC’s content is to inform, educate and entertain. As such, students, teachers, schools, and other established educational bodies may utilise such content for educational purposes via an ERA Licence. Without an ERA Licence, reasonable use of the content (for the purposes set out above) may still be possible, however; any such use must be in line with the BBC’s Terms of Use. Whilst this is not an exhaustive list, when using and or sharing BBC Education content, you must comply with the BBC’s Terms of Use and where relevant, YouTube’s terms and conditions, ensuring that: there aren’t any advertisements on or around the BBC content; there aren’t any charges for access and or charges associated with the content (clearly stating that the content is free to access); and you do not state or imply (in any way) that there is a relationship and or any endorsement from the BBC to you. We ask that you read the said terms before using any of BBC’s services. When you use BBC’s services and content, you’re agreeing to the BBC’s terms of use.

An extended musical assembly for primary schools to promote health and fitness. Learn about the benefits of healthy eating and exercise in a fun-packed presentation for young actors, dancers and singers from KS2. 25 min. Synopsis: The King and his Court are unhealthy and out of condition. A wise woman tells of a magic mirror hidden in the mountains, which will restore their vitality, and they go on a quest to find it. The King has a rival who finds the mirror first, but ultimately the King achieves fitness through a healthy lifestyle. Great fun to act, sing and dance. A fabulous addition to your PSHE/.Health Education Resources or as a very special memorable class assembly. Free performance licence included in the price. A Cd version is available on request as well as the download. Please email the writer: fgreen14@btopenworld.com Cast List: Narrator 1……………………………Narrator 2 …………………………………… King …………………………………. Princess ……………………………………. Silas the merchant …………………………………………………………………. Doctors 1, 2, 3 and 4 …………………………….…………………………………. Courtiers 1, 2, 3 and 4 ……………………………………………………………… Wise Woman ………………………………Lady in Waiting ………………………… Mountain people: Woodcutter………… Mountain girl…………………………… Hunter ………………………………Mountain leader……………………………. Vicar ………………………………………… Singers ……………………………………………………………………………… The audio supplied is as follows: 5 Vocal Tracks 9 Backing Tracks / Incidental music TRACK LISTING You Can Be Healthy (with vocals) His Majesty the King! (with vocals) Bend! Stretch! (with vocals) Magic Mirror (with vocals) We Can Go Home (with vocals) You Can Be Healthy (backing track) Wise woman (sound effect) His Majesty the King (backing track) Spirit Appears (sound effect) Mountains Music (instrumental) Bend! Stretch! (backing track) Magic Mirror (backing track) We Can Go Home (backing track) Wedding Music (instrumental)