Using drama across the curriculum - WW1
November 2020
Sparks for thinking and talking - Activating Prior knowledge
Explore and discuss images from WW1 like the one above e.g.
a soldier’s whistle, helmet, a brown paper parcel.
What are they? When might they be from?
Explore and discuss an image or two of a parlour between 1914-18.e
Sparks for drama
Set up a space to represent a parlour.
You could use masking tape to represent the position of furniture and label/draw
items to be placed in the scene.
Adult-in-Role as a family member of a WW1 soldier e.g. a mother.
Family member to sit in the parlour and read a letter from the soldier out loud
(Reading and Role).
Thought tap or hot seat family member to find out their response.
Sparks for composition
Their feelings/thoughts could be recorded by the children as a short piece of
writing (diary) or to be put into a narrative.
Class could write own version of letter from the soldier.
Please find a full unit of learning for this under our free resources section which
would be suitable for the run-up to Christmas (Y1-6).
December 2020
Panto Season!
In the above story, Jack’s mum was furious and sent Jack to bed without any dinner. Let’s act it out!
October 2020
Reading an illustration
Create a tableau/still image (using social distancing)
of the above or use another illustration.
