A&C Black Mini Musicals
Carefully planned for 3 to 5 years olds these complete performance packs include scripts, songs, melody lines and performance suggestions linked to the EYFS framework. Fully supported with CDs of backing tracks and incidental music.
Website: http://www.bloomsbury.com/
All Join In Story Plays
(published by Walker Books)
Vivian French has adapted eight favourite picture-book stories (including We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Jack and the Beanstalk, Farmer Duck and The Three Billy Goats Gruff) so they can be read out loud by four individual narrators (or groups of narrators). Each part is clearly marked by a different coloured band and they are designed for a wide range of reading abilities.
Website: http://www.walker.co.uk/all-join-in-story-plays.aspx
Bigfoot Theatre Company
Bigfoot delivers a range of creative learning programmes to pupils. It also trains and consults teachers in creative-based approaches to learning and teaching the National Curriculum.
Website: http://www.bigfoot-theatre.co.uk/
Booktrust
Booktrust is an independent reading and writing charity which works to empower people of all ages and abilities by giving them confidence and choices about reading. Check out the ANT CLUB section of the website for details on how to access a range of online and printed resources which include rhyme, role play, fairytales and poetry.
Website: http://www.booktrust.org.uk
Little Angel Theatre education section
For over fifty years Little Angel theatre has been providing high-quality puppet theatre aimed at family audiences. It has a lively and imaginative education programme. It creates educational resources for all its in-house and touring productions. It includes background information on the production, curriculum links and puppet-making activities.
These packs can be accessed in the schools section of the website at http://www.littleangeltheatre.com/lat/education/schools/NA
Website: http://www.littleangeltheatre.com
Michael Rosen Perform-a-Poem
The wonderful Michael Rosen created this website for young people to upload videos of their performances of poems and look at other children’s performances. There are also lots of resources for teachers, including how to help pupils improve their performance skills.
Website: http://www.performapoem.lgfl.org.uk
Multi Story Theatre Company
Multi Story is a touring children’s theatre. It runs drama workshops for children and classes. More info can be found at: www.multistorytheatre.co.uk/workshops_for_young_people.htm
Website: http://www.multistorytheatre.co.uk
Polka Theatre education section
Polka Theatre is one of the few venues in the UK that is dedicated to producing and presenting work for young audiences. Polka has a huge range of free drama resources for teachers. New resources are added on a regular basis. http://www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/for-schools
Website: http://www.polkatheatre.com
Roald Dahl Musicals
Roald Dahl’s revolting rhymes have been made into six glorious musicals for children to perform.
Website: http://www.roalddahl.com/
Scottish Book Trust
Scottish Book Trust is the leading agency for the promotion of literature, reading and writing in Scotland. In the CPD section there is a how-to guide, including a video and supporting teachers’ notes, for dramatizing picture books.
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning/cpd/toolkits/picture-book-drama
Website: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com
Seven Stories
Seven stories is Britain’s gallery and archive that celebrates the wonderful world of children’s books. Among other things it provides training and development for all practitioners working with children. For more info visit: http://www.sevenstories.org.uk/learning/cpd
Website: http://www.sevenstories.org
Teacher’s Pet UK
Website with colourful resources such as notices, role-play artwork, masks, games and themed alphabets and number lines, including related to popular stories.
Website: http://www.tpet.co.uk/
The Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site
This website is a great resource for teachers, pupils, artists and anyone interested in creative drama and theatre.
Website: http://www.creativedrama.com
The Story Museum, Oxford – storytelling focus
The Story Museum exists to celebrate children’s stories and to share ways for young people to learn through stories as they grow. It has an extensive schools programme, including ‘Storytelling Schools’, in which oral storytelling becomes a key part of every child’s day.
Website: http://www.storymuseum.org.uk
Theatre Hullabaloo
Theatre Hullabaloo creates excellent theatre for young audiences. There are ideas of how to make different props in the ‘Kids Stuff’ section of the website.
Website: http://www.thatrehullabaloo.org.uk
Twinkl Primary Resources
A website where resources can be downloaded for a subscription.
Website: http://www.twinkl.co.uk
Unicorn Theatre education section
The unicorn theatre is one of the UK’s leading theatres for audiences aged two to twenty-one. There is a schools section on the website with details of CPD for teachers, and drama resource packs to use with students in the classroom. These packs link to Unicorn shows.
Website: http://www.unicorntheatre.com
World Book Day
World Book Day is quite simply a celebration of reading. The next WBD will be on 7 March 2013.
Website: http://www.worldbookday.com