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Primary Drama: Key Stage 1

Learning: Primary

Primary school drama activities and teaching resources for Key Stage 1 pupils aged 5 - 7.

Primary Drama: Key Stage 1 offers simple-to-use drama resources for school children aged 5 to 7 which are intended to develop language and movement skills. The drama sessions are designed for the non-specialist teacher and offer an interactive learning resource covering a range of topics, including cross-curricular links to Literacy, History and PSHE. Each drama session includes a carefully balanced mix of movement, speaking and listening activities and role play. Use the Teachers' Notes for each session for practical guidance on how best to deliver the drama objectives in each session.

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Primary Drama: Key Stage 1: Traditional tales: 8. The Enormous Turnip

The Enormous Turnip

8. The Enormous Turnip

Traditional tales

School Radio - Primary Drama: Key Stage 1, Traditional tales, 8. The Enormous Turnip

Today's traditional story to take part in is 'The Enormous Turnip'.

The story of 'The Enormous Turnip' with simple drama activities for children to join in with.

Mary's husband Ken wants to grow a turnip bigger than that of his rival, Arthur Potts. When it is time to pull the turnip out of the ground it is so enormous that it won't budge!

So with the help of his wife Mary, their daughter Sheila, grandson Charlie, the dog Reggie, the cat Spike and finally a passing mouse he finds out that every little helps!

Primary Drama: Key Stage 1: Traditional tales

Eight traditional stories with simple drama activities.

Eight stories to take part in…children listen and then respond to elements of the story through simple drama activities.

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Traditional tales

8. The Enormous Turnip

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