This week’s drama is based on a story about a boy and a dragon. It is called ‘When a Dragon Moves In’ and is written by Jody Moore.
Listen to the story here and the take part in the drama activities.
https://www.storylineonline.net/books/when-a-dragon-moves-in/
Drama Activities
Pretend you are the boy. Act out
- building the sandcastle on the beach
- your reaction when the dragon moves into the sandcastle
- toasting the marshmallows on the flames from the dragons mouth
- floating on your raft (which is really the dragon’s belly!)
- flying your kite (which is really the dragon!)
- being tickled by the feather
- how you are feeling when the dad tells him he has ‘had enough of this dragon business’
- breaking the sandcastle
- building a new, even better sandcastle
Now pretend to be the dragon. Act out
- when he eats the peanut butter sandwiches
- drinking the bubbly lemonade
- eating the brownies from the cool bag
- the dragon laughing when he sprays sand over the boy’s sister
- how the dragon feels when the boy asks him to leave the sandcastle
Other ideas
- If you have sand – make a sandcastle! What size will it be? What shape will it be? What would be special about your sand castle that would make a dragon want to live there?
- Draw a picture of a sandcastle. What size would it be? What shape would it be? Imagine you had lots of different coloured sand – what colour would you make it? What would be special about your sand castle that would make a dragon want to live there?
- At the end of the story it looks as if a whole family of dragons are moving in to the new sandcastle. What do you think will happen next? You could draw a picture, write a story or act it out.
I love seeing your pictures on twitter – tag me @cara_aikman. The pictures really do make my day! (Remember not to share your child’s name.)
