This extended lesson is suitable for younger end Primary school children aged 5-7.
The lesson is simple, easy to follow for teachers new to using an Interactive teaching style and can be done in a classroom.
This story begins with a sensory approach and moves into snowball play technique, described.
The children will embark on an adventure to find a lost mermaid meeting dolphins, jellyfish and an octopus along the way.
Key skills are Mime and Movement, Improvisation, snowball play, visualisation,discussion, literacy embed, story recall and adding an ending.
The teachers can follow through the teaching plan which describes use of Teacher in role allowing for the children to respond and developing characterisation and role-play.
The lessons also come with a plan for development straight into writing skills.
The following Help Screen is good for recalling the story and also for the writing tasks involved.
This lesson is downloadable.
