Restaurant Complaints

Restaurant Complaints

This is the second in a new set of drama resources for the classroom. The 20 cards in the resource provide scenarios for role play/improvisation in the classroom. Each card provides a scenario for a customer making a complaint in a restaurant. The role play could...
First Line Impros 02

First Line Impros 02

First line Impros are a great oral language / drama activity which pupils will really enjoy. The idea is that pupils compose a conversation (improvisation), beginning with opening line written on the card. They need to decide who are the people in the conversation,...
First Line Impros 01

First Line Impros 01

First line Impros are a great oral language / drama activity which pupils will really enjoy. The idea is that pupils compose a conversation (improvisation), beginning with opening line written on the card. They need to decide who are the people in the conversation,...

Making Puppets

I came across the link to this video today on Twitter. It shows 1969 footage of Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, showing how to make simple puppets using everyday materials like socks, a tennis ball, fabric and even an envelope. It gives great ideas for the teacher...
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Flashcards to help with the teaching of the classic L. Frank Baum story of the Wizard of Oz, including all of the main characters and ideas in the story. (.pdf file 3.27MB) Download File Watch the classic clip of Judy Garland singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in...

Air Raid Shelter

This is an oral language game that can be tied in with a unit of work on war in history. In each set, there are eight cards with the name of an occupation written on them. The idea is that you explain to pupils that there has been an outbreak of war in your area… Log...