KS2 Drama

In this lesson, we will be in role as a family in pursuit of a dream. We will actively consider perilous and challenging scenarios to help us engage and empathise deeply with our characters.

In this lesson we will conclude our family's journey and consider the worries and hopes they have, for their new life. We will use 'talking objects' to help us reflect on how far they have come, both physically and emotionally.

In this lesson, we will use freeze-frames and thought-tracking to consider the moment that a family decides that they must leave their home and prepare for their migration.

In this lesson we will explore this poem, through working in role as both the Mayor of Hamelin and the Pied Piper. We will consider what led him to hire the piper and why he broke his word and did not reward him. This lesson includes some physical activity, please make sure your child is adequately supervised.

In this lesson we use information from the poem to recreate the place where the cursed Lady of Shallot is living. We will explore what she might be thinking and feeling as she passes her days in isolation, singing, weaving and watching outdoor scenes reflected in her mirror.

In this lesson we will consider the starting points in a family's journey to a new country. We will set the scene with soundscapes, talking objects and speaking in role.

In this lesson we will be focusing on the story of the child who was unable to keep up with the piper and was left behind. Through drama, we will be exploring what life was like for a child with a disability in 1376.

In this lesson, we will use voice and movement to explore the idea of the curse and will focus on the moment the curse comes upon The Lady of Shalott. We will also explore the moment she casts the boat free and lays down and we will be creating her internal monologue.

In this lesson we will explore the story of the Drums of Noto Hanto, before exploring storyboards, puppets and masks to tell it in different ways. We will also explore storyboards we have created to start blocking the core images of a story.