A complete, ready-to-teach six-lesson drama unit taking Upper KS2 pupils from “What is a script?” to a confident, off-script assessed performance. Every lesson comes as a vibrant, theatre-themed PowerPoint with full speaker notes, suggested timings and differentiated success criteria. Just open it and teach. What’s inside Lesson 1, From Page to Stage: drama space expectations, Stop Go Clap Jump, 1-2-3, anatomy of a script, and the same six-line script performed in different “worlds” Lesson 2, Finding Your Voice: breathing, diction and pitch warm-ups, a six-skill vocal toolkit, script mark-up symbols, and three original monologues Lesson 3, Before the Script: freeze frames, thought-tracking, “Yes, and…” improvisation, and three-frame stories built from mystery scene titles Lesson 4, Duologues: three original, differentiated duologue scripts, a five-step Rehearsal Ladder and pair-to-pair performance Lesson 5, Off Script: line-learning techniques, staying in role, building tension at the turning point, and a peer dress rehearsal Lesson 6, Showtime!: an assessed performance with audience roles, a running order, staging routine and self-reflection Key features 6 original scripts: 3 monologues and 3 duologues, each written for a different level of challenge Three-level success criteria in every lesson (Working Within, Working Above, Greater Depth) A five-strand assessment rubric covering vocal skills, physical skills, character, staging and evaluation 18 warm-up games, feedback sentence stems, and a self-reflection task for each level Speaker notes with timings, questions, common misconceptions and support ideas Fully editable PowerPoint files (about 60-minute lessons) Ideal for Years 5–6, transition units or drama clubs. No specialist drama experience needed. Created by The Drama Greenhouse, a drama specialist with 15+ years’ experience leading drama departments in the UK and internationally.