Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

A Word’s a Word

Teacher Pack

2009-10

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

THEATRE IN EDUCATION PROJECT FOR

KEY STAGE 1 CHILDREN

November 2009 - March 2010

Actors: Ffion Wyn Bowen

Emyr Bell

Set: Matthew Lloyd

Tour Stage Managers: Lisa Briddon, Ian Humphreys

Author Michael Ramløse

Welsh Translation Mari Rhian Owen

Teacher Pack: Mari Rhian Owen, Jeremy Turner

Production Director: Jeremy Turner

Theatr Arad Goch Company Members

Tour Organiser Heledd Mair Evans

Stage Manager Ian Humphreys

Marketing Officer Carys Siân Roberts

Clerk Ann Penny

Actor/teacher Mari Rhian Owen

Administrative Manager Nia Wyn Evans

Artistic Director Jeremy Turner

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Things to note

Dear Teachers,

The company will present almost one hundred performances during the

tour of “Gair am Air” / “A Word’s a Word”. The timetable is very full. To

help us we ask you please to note the following points:

A teacher must be present during the company’s performances / workshops at your school or when your school visits another school or centre.

When the performance / workshop is held at your school we will need an empty space and clean floor; we should be very grateful if you would move any furniture or equipment before we arrive.

If you are not certain of the arrangements, please phone us at ARAD GOCH.

Members of the company can deal with any minor problems. But if you have any big problems or complex questions, please phone us at ARAD GOCH.

Any complaints should be referred directly to the ARAD GOCH office and not to the actors visiting you.

Detailed arrangements have been made with every school who has asked to be included in the project. Sometimes schools come together to see a performance. We entreat you not to make further arrangements to invite other schools to see the performance at your school, and not to change any arrangements without discussing this first with ARAD GOCH.

We respect and appreciate your comments on our work; we always look forward to receiving them after our visit.

By the same token we appreciate the opportunity to see the children’s work and comments; please remember to send examples of their work to us at ARAD GOCH; if it’s too big to send, phone us - we’ll come and collect it!!

Many children like to respond to our work by sending an email. The address is post@aradgoch.org. Our other addresses are on the front of this pack. Our website address is www.aradgoch.org

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We hope that you will enjoy the performance!

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

BOXES Teacher-led activity

Discuss with the pupils what makes them feel happy or sad and angry.

Then decorate two boxes.

Decorate one to represent bad words or unpleasant acts - the sides

could be made rough, sharp and dark.

Decorate the other to represent pleasant ideas - with shiny, smooth,

colourful sides.

These boxes can be used as places to collect ideas about feelings - some may wish to draw a picture or write ideas about nice things to do with friends and place the idea in the box.

They could write a sentence or a short story about something lovely

that happened to them or good things to do to help others - smile,

say ‘hello’ in a happy way.

The unpleasant feelings box could be used to get rid of bad feelings,

or to apologise after doing something bad to a member of the class,

or to list things that they should not do to others.

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Story Boxes

Teacher-led activity

Collect three boxes and decorate them

Label the three : Verbs - doing words

Nouns - things

Adjectives - describing words

Each child can choose a word and write it on a single piece of card.

The words should then be sorted into the right boxes.

Each child or group in turn then chooses one word from each box

and tries to create a quick story from them.

A rhythm or sound could be created to accompany the story.

New words can be added to the boxes regularly - creating new

challenges and possibilities e.g.

Climbing, Thinking, Hiding, Shouting, Murmuring, Waiting, Laughing, Sulking, Creeping, Pulling, Seeking, Stretching, Running, Tying

Bottle, Door, Light, Fire, Horse, Aeroplane, River, Bed, Bone, Banana, Window, Cloud, Pocket, Bucket, Handkerchief, Phone, Birthday Cake

Impatient, Angry, Bright, Cheeky, Soft, Cruel, Likeable, Friendly, Shiny, Scared, Hard, Slippery, Brave, Smooth

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Who doesn’t belong?

Draw a circle around the name of the animal that is

different from the others

Elephant Tiger

Calf

Fish

Why is the one you chose different?

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Draw a circle around the one that doesn’t belong

Rose

Daffodil

Daisy

Carrot

What’s different about the one you chose?.......................................

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Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Does it belong or not?

Draw a circle around the one that doesn’t belong

Clouds Red Blue Yellow

Why did you choose that one? ..................................................................................................

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Draw a circle around the animal that doesn’t belong

Cat Dog Mouse Fish Tiger

Why did you choose that one? ________________________________________________

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Is there another possible choice?

Draw a circle around the name that doesn’t belong

Rhiannon Rhys Rhodri Rhydian Iwan

Why did you choose that one? ________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

WHO BELONGS?

Draw a circle around the word that doesn’t belong to the group:

apple orange banana egg plum

Why did you choose that one? _____________________________________________

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Is there another possible choice?

scared happy sad excited hard

Why is the word that you chose different from the others? _______________

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Is there another possible choice?

bog rock grass cloud concrete sand

Why is the word that you chose different from the others? _______________

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Is there another possible choice?

Rhiannon Elin Rhydian Anwen Megan Marged Catrin

Why is the word that you chose different from the others? _______________

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Is there another possible choice?

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Friends

In the play the boy was lonely and bored until his friend, the girl,

arrived to play.

Who is your best friend?

Draw a picture of your best friend and the rest of the class can try to

guess who your friend is. Write sentences around the picture to describe

your friend but without naming him/her. Can the class guess who your

friend is?

Remember to show the colour of the hair and eyes, and write about the

things that your friend does and says.

Describe what you and your friend like doing together: playing, sharing

toys or talking and laughing maybe.

My Friend

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Order a Friend!

We can order a lot of things using the world wide web, and a

lot of things arrive at our door in parcels.

But can we order a friend?

Draw a circle around the words that

describe the friend that you would like to

have

Spiteful Kind Nasty

Careful Noisy Friendly

Gentle Tired Angry

Scared Quiet Lonely

Young Shy

circle

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Describing the Boy and Girl

Draw a around the words that describe the girl in

the play.

Draw a around the words that describe the boy in

the play.

Spiteful Kind Patient Nasty

Determined Deceitful Noisy Scared

Unfriendly Shy Selfish Friendly

Tired Angry Disappointed Careful

Quiet Gentle Lonely Young

Are there any words that are suitable for both the boy and the girl?

Write any words in the box:

circle

square

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

On My Own

Draw a picture of yourself spending some time alone.

Choose some of the words at the bottom of the page to help you write some

sentences about your time alone. Add your own ideas.

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Sometimes......... I can................... Unfortunately...............

I don’t like....... I’d rather ........ Luckily .......

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

FEELINGS

sad angry jealous longing

excited lonely safe aggressive scared

shy satisfied nice happy

Finish the sentences, then write your own sentences

using one word from the list in each one

(1) I felt sad when ………………………................

…………………………………………………………………

(2) I felt happy when…………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………

(3) I felt…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………...

(4) ……………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………..

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

FEELINGS

Some feelings are nice and warm, and others are unpleasant and painful.

Look at the following words and place them in the right circle -

pleasant feelings in one and unpleasant feelings in the other.

nice happy sad angry jealous

longing excited lonely satisfied

aggressive scared shy safe

pleasant

unpleasant

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Putting Things in Order

The words in the sentences have been mixed up - can you put them

in order to make sense?

boy The quiet was

the through The gate came girl

strange The heard noise boy a

fun shop had playing They

The in music the was box

shop were Words in the for sale

words girl nasty like didn’t hearing The

shared lovely the Both dream

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

DISAGREEING

The girl and boy sometimes disagreed and fell out with each other.

Do you disagree with your friends sometimes?

How do you feel when you fall out - and what happens afterwards?

Is it important that you make up – and become friends again?

What is the best way to do this?

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Write a list of instructions for children in your school for when they fall out in the playing field or yard.

Some useful words:

Remember Take care Try to understand

Look Explain Listen

Apologise Forget Forgive

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Music The music playing during the show is the Waltz in A

b by

Chopin.

Find the music. Ask the pupils to lie on the classroom floor, or

to sit in the story corner with their eyes closed, while you play

them the music.

Ask them how the music makes them feel.

Is the music lively and vigorous, or slow and sleepy?

Is there variety within it?

Ask them to use their fingers and hands to show the music - do

they create slow, smooth movements or quick, jerky ones?

Are there some times when long movements are suitable?

Is it possible to vary the movements?

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Rhymes

The girl and boy had a lot of fun listening to rhymes - and a little difficulty in

trying to choose the right words to rhyme.

Can you choose the right words to rhyme from the list at the bottom of the

page?

Old cold _______

Send mend _______

Ice mice _______

Book look _______

Hen men _______

Dog log _______

duck bog head fold nice

fire bend dad pen took

Think of words to rhyme with the ones in the box that have not been rhymed

Do you know any songs or verses that rhyme?

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Tripping over your words

Some sentences are difficult to say - how long will it take you to be

able to say this sentence properly.........

She sells sea shells upon the sea shore

What happens when you repeat the sentence?

Who in the class can say the sentence fastest - without tripping over

the words?

Do you know another sentence which is a challenge to say?

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Dream

During the play the girl and boy had a chance to share a dream.

If you shared a dream with someone, what would that dream be?

If you had the choice, who would you choose to share your dream?

Draw a picture of part of your dream

How do you feel in your dream? What colours do you need to show

your dream?

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Remembering the play and talking about feelings.

The following pages contain pictures of the play.

Use them to discuss the play with the children and to discuss the

events and emotions.

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch - A WORD’S A WORD - November 2009 – March 2010