DRAMA

This weeks drama input out lecturer read us the first part of the story called “The Tunnel” written by Anthony Browne. Reading to pupils engage with their listening skills and it promotes academic excitement “students who are exposed to reading before preschool are more likely to do well in all facets of formal education”. (10 reasons why you should recap to your kids, 2016).

Once we had read the book, in groups we had to pick one of the main character and do a character/feelings card. Having stopped the story just before the turning point, we used our imagination of what thought was going to happen next.

Then looking at thoughts in your head, we created a freeze frame of the situation in the story and one person from the group had to explain what we had created. This allowed for all groups to see the different ideas and in a classroom environment it allows pupils to work together, cooperating and listening to others ideas.

MUSIC

Today we were lucky to have pupils from the Greenmill Primary School string project to come and perform for us. Once they had performed we were paired with a primary pupil. oOnce we had gotten to know each other and the instrument which they were playing, we as students were getting taught from the primary pupils the different notes. Once we learnt the notes, the pupils then assessed us as we tried to play ‘twinkle twinkle’. Having played the violin for ten years and been apart of an orchestra for 6 years, i knew all about the string instrument. However the pupil in which I had was very good at telling me all the different notes.

Getting the pupils from Grennmill Primary School to teach us about their instrument, did not only gain their confidence but also their social and teamwork skills. These are skills which children will benefit from throughout their lifetime.

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