Good or bad?
February 2021
Sparks for thinking and talking
Linking into our January Creative Spark, discuss the typical stock characters in traditional/fairy tales. Which ones might we consider goodies or baddies?
Is it always that straightforward?
Sparks for drama
Ask each pair to sculpt a statue of a character from the group’s known bank of tales.
Then ask the rest to guess.
There are many drama techniques you could use to complement this activity.
See Learnerama’s Drama Toolkit on the free resources page for support with other possible drama techniques.
We can, of course, support you to develop your teaching skills beyond these basic techniques.
Just ask!
March 2021
Book Moments this World Book Day
The following idea can be based on a shared class text
or one chosen by the children.
January 2021
Panto Season!
They’re behind you!
Discuss the typical stock characters in pantomimes.
Which ones might we consider villains or heroes?
