The circus is coming!
Sparks for thinking and talking
A poster like this could spark many opportunities for oracy, reading and writing across the curriculum.
One that jumps out for us would be to use the drama technique Mantle-of-the-Expert.
The commission might be to report on the safety and wellbeing of the staff.
Who might be on the expert team? What skills do they have?
See Learnerama’s Drama Toolkit on the free resources page for a definition
of Mantle-of-the-Expert.
We can support you with bespoke planning, modelling and training to use the above and other techniques as part of your wider and enriched curriculum.
‘In a gentle way, you can shake the world.’ Mahatma Gandhi
The following sparks are based on the book.
Sparks for inference – Chapter 2
‘The Return of the Iron Man’
The following sparks are based on the book.
