This is a pack of five drama lessons based on Anthony Browne's popular book 'The Tunnel' A full description of each drama strategy used in the lessons is included, as are general notes for using the pack. Lesson 1: How characters are different, how they feel and creating a conversation between the two main characters. Uses - freeze frame, hot seating and sculpture Lesson 2: Solving conflict and acting out a script. Uses - freeze frame, sculpture, scripts and silent participation Lesson 3: A character's thoughts, what a character should do and creating a whole class piece to music. Uses - conscience alley, hot seating and performance Lesson 4: Creating an atmospheric scene, creating a scene from off-stage and creating a performance for the rest of the class. Uses - atmosphere and acting out Lesson 5: Using freeze frames to present ideas and key parts of the story, a character's thoughts & feelings and creating conversations to show how characters have changed. Uses - freeze frame, moving pictures and thought tapping

This is a pack of five poems about transport, for E.Y.F.S. and K.S.1. The poems are all simple and rhyming. A suggested activity for each poem is included. THE WATER LAPS…: a four stanza rhyming poem describing being on a ship. BICYCLE, BICYCLE: a seven stanza rhyming poem with a repetitive pattern. Each stanza describes a different part of the bike e.g. wheels, handlebar etc. HERE COMES THE TRAIN!: an eight stanza rhyming poem describing the journey of a train. It uses onomatopoeia and has a repetitive pattern. Great for adding actions to in P.E. STRANGE SILVER BIRD: a poem describing a rocket, written as one long stanza. It could also be broken up into six short stanzas. Each line is very short to keep the poem moving along. THE CAR: a calligram poem using the shape of the car. ACTIVITIES THE CAR: There is a template for each mode of transport to be used for calligram poems. There is also the same template but with details added to be used as colouring sheets, if so desired. The poems BICYCLE, BICYCLE and HERE COMES THE TRAIN! have writing frames for the children to have a go at creating their own stanzas, or full poems. These can then be put together to make a whole class poem or done individually, in pairs or in groups. STRANGE SILVER BIRD: I have included the poem cut up into stanzas so the children can have a go at putting it back together. I have also included it split into pairs of lines, so the children can put it back together using the rhymes. THE WATER LAPS…: Read this to the children, or show it on the PPT and ask them to draw what’s being described. Is it a calm picture? Is there a storm? What’s in the picture besides the ship? Is the ship big or small? What shape are the windows? Are the dancing horses actually horses? I have also included some reading comprehension questions to go with this poem.

'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 set of eight original poems all about ME! The poems are all simple and rhyming. They follow a quatrain pattern, vary in length and have a similar rhythm. They are great for using with actions. Each poem has a worksheet with a writing idea - this can then be turned into the children's own poems. There is a PPT presentation of the poems included. Magic Me! - this is about the five senses with a stanza for each sense I Like... - this is seven stanzas long and looks at some of the things that children typically like I Don't like... - this is seven stanzas long and looks at some of the things that children typically don't like. It is in the same style as I Like... How Do I Feel? - this looks at emotions, with a new stanza for each one I'm Really Rather Complex - this is six stanzas long and looks at what makes us unique, both in how we look and how we behave Friends - a simple three stanza poem What Can I Do? - this looks at some of the different things that parts of the body can do, with a new stanza for each body part Will I Have Some Post Today? - this is six stanzas long and looks at a child waiting for the post, imagining what might be delivered

This is a pack of five dance lessons based on minibeasts, for K.S.1 children. The first four lessons focus on one minibeast, and the fifth lesson brings all of the minibeasts together into a dance. Lesson 1: Spider - this uses the movements of a spider and the shape of its web, and includes group work Lesson 2: Bee - this uses the movements of a bee and the shape of it's hive, and includes group work Lesson 3: Ladybird - this uses the movements of a ladybird and includes pair work Lesson 4: Butterfly - this uses the movements of a butterfly, looks at symmetry and includes pair work Lesson 5: Minibeast Dance - this brings together all of the minibeasts into one big class dance, to music The lessons are supported by a 14 slide power points presentation. The pack also includes a poem. Each lesson uses a verse of the poem.

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 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 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 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.

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.

This pack contains 14 drama lessons based on five popular fairy tales. It is accompanied by 22 resource sheets and a PPT presentation. The lessons include individual, paired and group work. There are full descriptions of the drama strategies used. The Three Little Pigs: three lessons using mime, freeze frame, hot seating, T.I.R and sculpture. Hansel and Gretel: three lessons using mime, script work, sculpture and T.I.R Little Red Riding Hood: three lessons using sculpture, thought circle, mime, hot seating and movement to music The Enormous Turnip: two lessons using mime, thought circle, hot seating and movement to music The Three Billy Goats Gruff: three lessons using sculpture, improvisation, script work, hot seating and movement to music

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.

This is a 12 stanza rhyming, story, performance poem about the day the Vikings raided the monastery on Lindisfarne. The poem is presented as an 11 slide PPT presentation, and accompanied by a written version too. There are also tips for performance poetry included. These tips are also presented as nine PPT slides. The poem would be great for enhancing your teaching of this historical story. It is succinct and would be perfect for performing. It would also be ideal for a whole class assembly.

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