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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: 3. The Hare and the Tortoise

The Hare and the Tortoise

3. The Hare and the Tortoise

Traditional tales

School Radio - Primary Drama: Key Stage 1, Traditional tales, 3. The Hare and the Tortoise

Today's traditional story to take part in is 'The Hare and the Tortoise.'

The story of 'The Hare and the Tortoise' with simple drama activities for the listeners to join in with.

An interactive retelling of the well-known fable by Aesop. All of the animals are fed up with Hare's boasting about how fast he can run. To prove how fast he is he challenges the animals to a race, but only Tortoise - the very slowest of the animals - agrees to the race.

The day of the race arrives with the animals all watching. Hare feels so confident of his success that he stops for a sleep in the sun. Unfortunately for him he sleeps too long...and wakes up to see Tortoise crossing the finishing line.

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

3. The Hare and the Tortoise

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