1st Edition

Drama and Writing Ages 5-11 A Practical Book of Ideas for Primary Teachers

By Larraine S. Harrison Copyright 2023
140 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drama and Writing Ages 5-11 is a practical guide for teachers to develop and inspire writing through using drama in the classroom. Each of the ten chapters provides step-by-step guidance and creative prompts for writing that apply to both key stage one and key stage two, enabling teachers to motivate their pupils by creating meaningful contexts, audiences and purposes to encourage writing. With... Read more

Introduction;  1. Physical Theatre;  2. Freezing the Narrative;  3. Strange Hot-Seating;  4. Viewpoints;   5. Bubbles, Comics and Playscripts;  6. Write Back;  7. An Imaginary Community: Key Stage One and Lower Key Stage Two;  8. An Imaginary Community: Upper Key Stage Two;  9. An Imaginary Journey;  10. Open Ended Drama;  Conclusion;  Drama Strategies;  Further Reading and Resource

Biography

Larraine S. Harrison is a former primary school teacher and local authority school improvement adviser. She holds many years of experience running national CPD courses on drama in education. Currently, she works as a consultant for drama in education, a school governor and a children’s author.