ABSTRACT

This series responds to the increasing awareness of role play as an exciting and effective approach to enhance children's learning. Each book provides a selection of themed drama activities that develop a range of skills while drawing on children's natural ability to play. Through their imaginative engagement with fictional worlds, children acquire new knowledge and understanding.

The Toymaker's Workshop and Other Tales includes activities on:

  • Humpty Dumpty
  • Billy Goats Gruff
  • The Lonely Dragon.

User-friendly, visual and easy to read, this series is a must for classroom teachers, nursery nurses, playgroup leaders and learning support assistants within pre-school and Key Stage 1 settings who are unfamiliar or wary of role play but want to incorporate it into their teaching.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter |2 pages

How to use this book

chapter |5 pages

Stories from the classroom

chapter |8 pages

CHAPTER 1 The Lonely Dragon

chapter |7 pages

CHAPTER 2 Off to Market

chapter |6 pages

CHAPTER 3 Castle Tales

chapter |6 pages

CHAPTER 4 Forest Adventure

chapter |6 pages

CHAPTER 5 The Red Garden

chapter |6 pages

CHAPTER 6 Humpty Dumpty

chapter |8 pages

CHAPTER 7 The Toymaker's Workshop

chapter |8 pages

CHAPTER 8 Beside the Seaside

chapter |6 pages

CHAPTER 9 Billy Goats Gruff

chapter |7 pages

CHAPTER 10 Finders Keepers