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Legends from the Deep, Year 5/6, Walliston Primary with Claire Davenhall and Nathan Bushby

by Claire,

Session 14 - DATE 27.8.25

90-minute session in the classroom:

 

Warm Up (one photo)

🌊 Hand Shadow Ocean Creatures (10 mins)

Materials: Light source + cardboard/picture frame.

Instructions:

  1. In groups of 2–3, hold the frame up to the light to make shadows on the wall.

  2. Use your hands to create ocean animals (fish, crab, octopus, dolphin, waves).

  3. Take turns showing your creature in the frame while others guess what it is.


They found this quite hard, but they stuck with it; it took way longer than I had intended. But it did mean everyone had something to practice with. Nathan found a box of torches, which really helped to move things along.

 

Main Activity (one photo)

Working on their stories and shadow box theatre.

Legends of the Deep: Dragon Myths of the Indian Ocean. 

I will bring in another box so they have 2 in the room.


Print more storyboards… show some examples, get them to think about narrating, making additional sounds for each dragon to tell them apart.. Reading slowly but accurately, using different coloured lighting gels. One group used their iPads for background music. 


 

Reflection with the students (one photo)

Add colour to the great wave poster - that reflects the creative habits used in today's session.


We set this up but ran out of time!


After the session:

 

Planning with the Teacher
 (refer back to your original Term Plan document, discuss successes, explore challenges and make changes.)

Next week, they will showcase their 1-minute shadow theatre legends of the deep. We will record it. Bring popcorn..  Give them 20 mins to get their stuff together and practice.




Working with students
 (what is emerging, what is engaging them/not, what’s making them curious.)

 They have to be very persistent, getting to work with people the don't normally work with. It will be difficult if people have been away.  So in their 20mins they will have to adapt and change to suit everyone in the group. 


Ideas moving forward
 (ideas for next session, future lessons, discussed with teacher, do you need the teacher to do anything before you return.)

do you want to invite leadership? 


Resources
 (do you need anything, who will source it?)

Boxes, lights popcorn… 


How can you share learning outcomes/stories of transformation with the wider school community (e.g. Connect newsletter, staff meeting, school newsletter, school social media platforms)

Do you want to invite leadership?  How would you like to showcase the work?

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