This is a pack of 23 drama strategies. Each strategy is fully explained and has examples for every relevant stage of the primary age range - I am a primary school teacher. However, these strategies are just as suitable in secondary schools, and they can ALL be used in a secondary setting. The strategy remains the same, it's just the topic or text that has to be changed for the older age groups. The strategies have been selected for the non-specialist to use, and focus on the development of speaking & listening. The pack is ideal for EAL children. There are two types of strategy: 1) Speaking is the end goal 2) The actual drama process relies on speaking & listening for its success Where required, resources are provided to accompany the strategies. There are several short script excerpts included.

This is a unit of seven drama lessons for Year 1 based on four popular picture books. The lessons are accompanied by resource sheets and PPT slides. Book 1: Hugless Douglas Goes to Little School by David Melling - two lessons using mime, voices and acting out. The lessons incorporate individual, paired and group work Book 2: Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep by David Melling - two lessons using mime, voices and thinking about a character's feelings. The lessons incorporate individual, paired, group and whole class work Book 3: Oliver's Vegetables by Vivian French - two lessons using movement, mime and performance. The lessons incorporate individual, paired and group work Book 4: Smile, Crocodile, Smile by An Vrombaut - one lesson using mime and thinking about a character's feelings. The lesson incorporates individual and group work.

This is a pack of six original poems - spanning both key stages - using autumn as the stimulus. Autumn - a rhyming poem about the transition from autumn to winter Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem about autumn Friend or Foe? - a rhyming poem about Halloween which can be written in three different ways Crackle! Spit! - a rhyming poem with a pattern, about Bonfire Night. There are two accompanying dance lessons for K.S.1 with this poem Bonfire Night - a non-rhyming poem which can be written in a straightforward way, or as calligrams We Dare You To! - a rhyming poem about the dangers of playing with fireworks, and also the issue of wanting to fit in. This has an accompanying Y5/6 drama lesson The pack includes general activities to do with the poems, as well as specific activities for the individual poems. There is a 40 slide PPT presentation to support the activities.

A pack of five original poems using Christmas as their stimulus, for K.S.1 and K.S.2. There are general activities which can be used with all of the poems, as well as specific activities for some of them. The poems are supported with a 43 slide power point presentation. I Looked Outside - a rhyming poem about a snowfall in the night No Crown of Jewels - a rhyming poem about the birth of Jesus, and the truth about Christmas rather than the glitz It's Christmas! - a rhyming poem using a different Christmas element for each stanza, for example; the tree, Santa and a present. This poem also follows an obvious pattern What? - a rhyming poem comparing the baby Jesus to the latest toy that children desperately want at Christmas Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer (verse and chorus) poem, again with an obvious pattern.

This is a pack of eight original poems to use with various science topics for K.S.2. Included are general activity suggestions for all of the poems, and specific activities for the individual poems. The poems are supported by a 37 slide PPT presentation. 1) Colours Say...: a non-rhyming poem with a pattern. Each stanza is about a different colour 2) FIZZLE! CRACKLE!: a rhyming poem about electricity. This would be ideal for a rap 3) FIRE! FIRE!: a non-rhyming two stanza poem which describes fire, using two different viewpoints 4) Machine: a rhyming poem about the sounds and movements of a machine. This would make an excellent performance poem, and could also be used for a dance lesson 5) MAGIC ME!: a simple rhyming poem about the five senses. Ideal for an U.K.S.2 class to prepare as a performance for K.S.1 children 6) How Does an Animal Move?: a non-rhyming poem with each stanza looking at the movement of a different animal 7) Sounds Around...: a rhyming poem about the sounds of everyday objects, without actually naming the objects. 8) A Mass of Puzzling Questions: a non-rhyming poem about space

This is a pack of five lessons for K.S.1 children, based on the weather. Each lesson can stand-alone. Each lesson ends with a whole class dance, which if done with a smaller group of children could easily be used in an assembly. CLASS DANCE Each of these lessons culminates in a whole class dance. The movements required for the dance are taught, and built up throughout the lesson. This means that by the end of each lesson you will have a small performance should you choose to use it. A cut down version – using a small group of children - could easily be performed in an assembly. MUSIC The pack uses music in every lesson; whether it be simple percussion instruments or recorded music. The suggested recorded music is listed below: • 'The Snow is Dancing' by Debussy • 'Summertime' by Gershwin • CD – BBC Essential Weather Sound Effects - Track 33 'Low - Pitched Wind' • 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst – 'Mars' PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED: • Tambour & beater • Maraca • Tambourine • cymbals Rain: looks at the effect the rain has on a flower. Looks at the movement of the actual rain. Snow: looks at the movement of snow. Looks at snowdrifts, which the children create in pairs. Sun: looks at the effect the sun has on our body. Looks at how actions can be turned into movements. Wind: looks at the effect the wind has on a kite. Looks at the movement of the actual wind. Storm: looks at the movements of clouds, rain and lightening in a storm

This is a play suitable for an end of year production or Year 6 leavers' assembly. It lasts about 30 minutes. It is set in the modern day which makes the story more accessible to the children. It is amusing and appeals to both boys and girls. There are 24 speaking parts (including 11 narrators which could be condensed into less) and non-speaking parts for the football fans, the rock group, the storm sequence and the underwater sequence. Music suggestions are made for the various sequences and these can be kept very basic or choreographed as full dances. Costume is left up to you as it is set in modern day.

This is an original poem written to support a theme on food and shopping. It has 13 four line, rhyming stanzas This pack includes a 14 slide PPT of the poem as well as a written version. It is ideal for using to inspire the children to write their own list/rhyming poems, or for group/whole class poetry lessons, or to support the class work on shopping.

This is an original poem written for a Y6 leavers’ assembly. It is made up of 12 four line, rhyming stanzas. It can be used for individual, paired, group or whole class poetry writing. It is also ideal for using in the end of year leavers’ assembly. It covers the topic of Y6s leaving primary school, and their hopes and dreams as they look forward to moving to secondary school. It can either be simply recited or acted out. Included is a 13 slide PPT presentation.

Five poetry lessons about Spring: Lesson 1. Umbrella Chant - a choral chant, performance poem Lesson 2. Spring Acrostic - a non-rhyming acrostic poem (includes a framework) Lesson 3. A Tale of Spring - a rhyming list poem (includes a framework) Lesson 4. Golden One - a non-rhyming descriptive poem (includes a format) Lesson 5. Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem (includes a framework) All lessons are supported with power point slides and resources

This unit uses three traditional stories from Spain, Poland and Norway. Copies of the three stories are included. SPAIN: Half-a-Chick - This story has three accompanying drama lessons and covers body language, tone of voice, conversations, characters' thoughts & feelings and the giving & receiving of feedback. The drama strategies used are: listening circle, improvisation and conscience alley. POLAND: The Dragon of Krakow - This story has two accompanying drama lessons and covers creating a setting, role work and whole class performance. The drama strategies used are: sculpture, process drama, T.I.R., moving pictures and scene carousel. NORWAY: The Boy Who Went to the North Wind - This story has three accompanying drama lessons and covers the use of effects to illustrate key points in a scene. The drama strategy used is scripts If you want to learn more about drama strategies take a look at my pack of 23 strategies for £5 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/drama-strategies-primary-23-strategies-for-the-non-specialist-to-develop-speaking-and-listening-11602421

'Emilio lives with his mother, in a village on a Caribbean island. He is a very naughty boy and causes lots of problems. When he’s naughty he makes sparks fly. His mother gets very angry with him, and when she is angry the air rumbles loudly. The villagers are scared of them both. The Village Leader decides that the villagers have had enough, and he sends them both far away. It takes three attempts before Emilio and his mother are sent far enough away, so they can’t scare the villagers anymore…' This short play (for a whole class assembly) is based on a traditional Caribbean tale and would link very well to a topic on the weather. There are speaking parts for every child in a class of 30. However, you can change this by simply giving fewer children more to say, and have some children with non-speaking parts. For example, there are seven Ibis birds all saying one line each; this could easily be changed to less birds speaking. I have left the play as a word document so changes can be made. Characters: 4 narrators Emilio (This could be changed to Alesha if you want it to be a girl instead of a boy) Mother (This could be changed to father if you want it to be played by a boy) Village Leader (This would traditionally be a man but could easily be played by a girl) 4 rabbits 4 hens 4 sheep 4 villagers 7 Ibis birds Line count (the number of times the character speaks in the play, not the number of sentences spoken. There is a lot of repetition e.g. the villagers say the same thing every time they come on): Village Leader – 16 Emilio – 7 (including singing his song accompanied by the class) Mother – 7 (mainly singing her song accompanied by the class) Narrator 1 - 2 Narrator 2 – 2 Narrator 3 – 2 Narrator 4 – 2 Villagers (1-4) - 3 Rabbits (1-4) – 2 Hens (1-4) – 2 Sheep (1-4) – 2 Ibis birds (1-7) - 1

This is a pack of 16 poems to cover ‘The Seasons’; four poems for each season. Each poem comes with an activity and writing frames where applicable. Two poems are accompanied by K.S.1 dance lessons. The pack includes a 51 page resource booklet including the poems, activities and writing frames. There are also four PPT presentations - one for each season. These contain the poems and teaching slides. There are two example pages from each PPT presentation in the preview section See previews for full description, of the poems. AUTUMN AUTUMN - seven stanzas, rhyming & non-rhyming with a pattern BONFIRE NIGHT - one stanza, non-rhyming using calligrams FRIEND OR FOE? - presented in three different ways, rhyming CRACKLE! SPIT! - four stanzas, rhyming poem using onomatopoeia and a pattern. Comes with two K.S.1 dance lessons WINTER I LOOKED OUTSIDE - four stanzas, rhyming. Comes with a K.S.1 dance lesson THE WEATHER OF WINTER - six stanzas, non-rhyming performance poem using descriptive language and metaphors SNOWDROP - two stanzas, rhyming shape poem IT’S CHRISTMAS - eight stanzas, rhyming with a pattern SPRING A TALE OF SPRING - rhyming, conversation poem between two people. Also contains a list poem within it GOLDEN ONE - one stanza, non-rhyming with a pattern, a simile and metaphors SPRING’S HERE - six stanzas, non-rhyming containing a poem within a poem SPRING ACROSTIC - one stanza, acrostic SUMMER THE SUN - one stanza, rhyming using similes SUMMER HOLIDAY - two stanzas, rhyming, contrasting YES, YES, YES, IT IS! - eight stanzas, non-rhyming question & answer poem with a pattern LOLLIPOP - one stanza, rhyming shape poem

This is an 11 stanza, rhyming poem about nine minibeasts. Each stanza is about a different minibeast but doesn’t give away which on it is. The stanza is then followed by a stunning photograph of the minibeast. The poem is presented as a 22 slide PPT presentation, with each verse being mounted on a background photograph. There is also a written version of the poem. This poem would be ideal for teaching basic facts about minibeasts, and would be very good for an assembly.

This is a 14 stanza, rhyming poem about creatures that live in the sea. It is ideal for K.S.1 children. It is presented as a 15 slide PPT presentation. Each stanza is about a different creature and is accompanied by a beautiful picture of said creature. There is also a written version of the poem. This poem would be ideal for individual, paired, group or whole class poetry work, as well as perfect to support work on the sea. It would also be excellent for use in an assembly.

This is a dance scheme based on the city, for years 5 & 6. Over the course of the five lessons the work builds to a whole class dance. The music used is Axel F from Beverley Hills Cop. This track can be found on many synthesizer CDs; I have suggested Synthesizer Hits 2 which can be found on Amazon. There is a 10 slide PPT presentation to support the unit. Lesson 1: The children work out a sequence of walking, changes of direction and freezing in groups. Individually they then add in city actions to a walking and freezing sequence. Lesson 2: The children create their own movements for the city actions. They then create a sequence using these actions in pairs. This pair work then builds into group work. Lesson 3: The children think about actions done in the morning before leaving the house, and what happens when people meet in the street. In groups they work on one city action and by the end of the lesson they are starting to put together the whole class dance. Lesson 4: The children use exaggeration to stretch out the actions and with a partner they create a sequence using these movements. In pairs they use mirroring and matching. Lesson 5: The children create city buildings and skylines, in pairs then groups. These are then added in as the finale to the dance.

This is a unit of four lessons. Each lesson uses a poem with a different pattern: Lesson one - Colours Say... (non-rhyming and descriptive) Lesson two - Sounds Like School (rhyming couplets and performance) Lesson three - What is This, What is This? (rhyming and nonsense words) Lesson four - One Little Man (a rhyming number poem) Includes all the necessary resources, frameworks and a 22 slide PPT presentation to support the lessons.

A 15-stanza rhyming, story, performance poem telling the story of ‘Saint George and the Dragon’. The poem is presented as a 16 slide PowerPoint presentation, and accompanied with a written version as well as tips for performance. These performance tips have also been turned into PPT teaching slides. The poem would be perfect for teaching the class this well-known story. It tells the story succinctly and is excellent for teaching performance poetry. It would also be ideal for use in an assembly.