{"id":330,"date":"2026-05-29T14:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/?p=330"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:21:56","slug":"bringing-stories-to-life-in-p6a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/2026\/05\/29\/bringing-stories-to-life-in-p6a\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing stories to Life in P6a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"383\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-332\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141806\/IMG_0539-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141806\/IMG_0539-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141829\/IMG_0535.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-335\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141839\/IMG_0533-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141839\/IMG_0533-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141839\/IMG_0533-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141839\/IMG_0533-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141839\/IMG_0533.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-336\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141848\/IMG_0529-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141848\/IMG_0529-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141848\/IMG_0529-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141848\/IMG_0529-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141848\/IMG_0529.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-337\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141858\/IMG_0527-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141858\/IMG_0527-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141858\/IMG_0527-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141858\/IMG_0527-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141858\/IMG_0527.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141908\/IMG_0532-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141908\/IMG_0532-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141908\/IMG_0532-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141908\/IMG_0532-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ewhcfp6a202526\/uploads\/sites\/18748\/2026\/05\/29141908\/IMG_0532.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This week, our classroom was transformed into a stage as Primary 6 explored drama techniques inspired by our class novel <em data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"225\">Wonder<\/em>. Focusing on the strategies of freeze frame and thought tracking, pupils worked collaboratively in small groups to bring key moments from the story to life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"645\">Working in small groups, the children selected an important scene from the novel and recreated it using a freeze frame\u2014a still image that captures a moment in time. To make their performances effective and engaging, we focused on four key pillars of drama:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"1012\">\n<li data-section-id=\"5tfs8h\" data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"720\"><strong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"657\">Body<\/strong> \u2013 using posture and positioning to show character and action<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"otk3pj\" data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"790\"><strong data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"745\">Facial Expressions<\/strong> \u2013 conveying emotions clearly without words<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"12vlswd\" data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"914\"><strong data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"822\">Space and Levels (Height)<\/strong> \u2013 thoughtfully arranging themselves to show relationships and importance within the scene<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"17nxn8n\" data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"1012\"><strong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"938\">Focus and Tension<\/strong> \u2013 drawing the audience\u2019s attention and building a sense of anticipation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1309\">Once each group had created their freeze frame, we introduced thought tracking, where individual characters revealed their inner thoughts aloud. This allowed us to dive deeper into the characters\u2019 feelings and motivations, linking closely to our literacy work on inference and understanding.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1621\">The rest of the class became active audience members, carefully observing each performance and using clues from the freeze frame and thought tracking to analyse and guess which scene from <em data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1511\">Wonder<\/em> was being portrayed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1844\">It was fantastic to see pupils growing in confidence, creativity, and teamwork. Not only were they developing their drama skills, but they were also deepening their understanding of characters and themes within our novel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1910\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">A brilliant example of learning coming to life\u2014well done<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This week, our classroom was transformed into a stage as Primary 6 explored drama techniques inspired by our class novel Wonder. Focusing on the strategies of freeze frame and thought tracking, pupils worked collaboratively in small groups to bring key moments from the story to life. Working &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/2026\/05\/29\/bringing-stories-to-life-in-p6a\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bringing stories to Life in P6a<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39828,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39828"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions\/340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp6a202526\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}