This book is an autobiography. This means the story really happened and the author is the person the story happened to.
Troy Andrews loved music when he was your age and dreamed of playing in a band like his older brother. Find out if he achieved his dream and how he got his nickname ‘Trombone Shorty’.
Troy’s big brother James played the trumpet and liked to play really LOUD. Pretend you are playing the trumpet like James.
Troy played the trombone everywhere he went. Pretend to be like Troy and play the trombone in different places!
Pretend to be Troy when he got to go up on stage and play his trombone beside Bo Diddly. Think how excited and nervous he might have been feeling. Show this with your face and body.
This week’s drama is based on the story ‘Trombone Shorty’ by Troy Andrews.
This book is an autobiography. This means the story really happened and the author is the person the story happened to.
Troy Andrews loved music when he was your age and dreamed of playing in a band like his older brother. Find out if he achieved his dream and how he got his nickname ‘Trombone Shorty’.
Troy’s big brother James played the trumpet and liked to play really LOUD. Pretend you are playing the trumpet like James.
Troy played the trombone everywhere he went. Pretend to be like Troy and play the trombone in different places!
Pretend to be Troy when he got to go up on stage and play his trombone beside Bo Diddly. Think how excited and nervous he might have been feeling. Show this with your face and body.
Pretend you are the Rainbow fish swimming past all the other fish, ignoring them. What will your face look like? How will your body move?
The Little Blue Fish asks the Rainbow fish to have one of his special, shiny scales. Pretend to be him asking for the scales. What would you say to convince him?
Imagine you are the Little Blue Fish after he is finally given one of the shiny scales. Show his excitement swimming back and forth, whizzing through the ocean.
The Rainbow Fish soon realises how happy he feels sharing his special scales. Show him sharing his scales and then happily playing and swimming with the other fish.
Other activities
create your own rainbow fish – you could try something like this
learn how fish can breathe under water by watching this video
I hope you enjoy the story and activities. I would love to see you taking part in them -tag me on twitter cara_aikman (remember not to include your child’s name).
Pretend you are the Rainbow fish swimming past all the other fish, ignoring them. What will your face look like? How will your body move?
The Little Blue Fish asks the Rainbow fish to have one of his special, shiny scales. Pretend to be him asking for the scales. What would you say to convince him?
Imagine you are the Little Blue Fish after he is finally given one of the shiny scales. Show his excitement swimming back and forth, whizzing through the ocean.
The Rainbow Fish soon realises how happy he feels sharing his special scales. Show him sharing his scales and then happily playing and swimming with the other fish.
Other activities
create your own rainbow fish – you could try something like this
learn how fish can breathe under water by watching this video
I hope you enjoy the story and activities. I would love to see you taking part in them -tag me on twitter cara_aikman (remember not to include your child’s name).
Imagine you are an astronaut headed on this mission. Act out the following –
Pack a bag to take with you into space – what will you bring? You can use props.
It’s the morning of your mission. Get dressed in your space suit – you will need a helmet, a spacesuit and space boots. Is it easy to move in? Try to walk about the room.
You are sitting in the space rocket (with your seat belt on of course!) and the countdown begins. 10, 9, 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0!! The rocket takes off. What would you say? What will your face and body look like?
The rocket is now in space. There is no gravity in space so you are very light (your feet don’t stay on the ground!). Show how you would move about.
Just For fun
Would you like to be an astronaut? The girl in this video would!
I would love to see photos of you taking part in the drama activities. Tag me on twitter @cara_aikman (remember not to include your child’s name). Enjoy!
Imagine you are an astronaut headed on this mission. Act out the following –
Pack a bag to take with you into space – what will you bring? You can use props.
It’s the morning of your mission. Get dressed in your space suit – you will need a helmet, a spacesuit and space boots. Is it easy to move in? Try to walk about the room.
You are sitting in the space rocket (with your seat belt on of course!) and the countdown begins. 10, 9, 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0!! The rocket takes off. What would you say? What will your face and body look like?
The rocket is now in space. There is no gravity in space so you are very light (your feet don’t stay on the ground!). Show how you would move about.
Just For fun
Would you like to be an astronaut? The girl in this video would!
I would love to see photos of you taking part in the drama activities. Tag me on twitter @cara_aikman (remember not to include your child’s name). Enjoy!
Pretend to be Harry and try out some of these drama activities
burying the scrubbing brush in the back garden
running away from home
getting dirty by playing in the street, playing at the railroad, playing with the other dogs and going down the coal chute
FREEZE FRAME (like a still picture) what Harry looked like when his family didn’t recognise him.
showing his family his tricks (flip flopping, rolling over, dancing and singing)
digging in the garden to find the scrubbing brush
having fun in the bath while the children are scrubbing him
sleeping peacefully in his favourite place
Now pretend you are one of the children. Pretend you are phoning (or face timing) a friend and tell them all about Harry’s adventures? Think about…….What happened? Where did it happen? Who did it happen to? Why did it happen?
I would love to see pictures of you taking part in this week’s drama. Tag me on twitter @cara_aikman (remembering not to name your child).
