Key Stage 2

History Drama Sessions

These history sessions are designed for KS2, are led by one facilitator and are packed with drama activities such as role play and tableaux,, with links to many creative curriculum topics such as Famous or Significant People, Explorers, Second World War and the Victorian era.

Victorian Schooldays

Role play for KS1 & KS2. In this session, your classroom will be transformed into a Victorian classroom set in 1899, complete with seating in rows and a range of Victorian school artefacts. The Victorian schoolteacher will assess the standard of the class in various subjects, including handwriting, spelling, object work, drill, tables, arithmetic and history.

  • QCA History Unit 11: What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?

Thorgil the Viking

Meet the character workshop for KS2. Thorgil, the friendly Viking, recreates the arduous boat journey from Denmark, the daily chores of his Viking family and the important decision processes at the community court of law, the Thing. He shows off his fortune telling skills with magical runes and his storytelling skills when he recounts the exciting saga of Thor's Hammer.

  • QCA History Unit 6C: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?

Imagine… John Lennon

Meet the character workshop for KS2. John will tell you all about his childhood memories, his early love of music, his years with the Beatles, his family and his travels. The session is packed with songs, pictures, role play opportunities, anecdotes and historical references from the 1950s to the 1970s.

  • QCA History Unit 20: What can we learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person?

Second World War

Drama workshop for KS2. Let your class find out what life was really like for children in wartime in this fast paced workshop. The children will recreate life on the Home Front with its air raids, blackouts and rationing. When they take on the role of evacuees they will experience the sad goodbyes, the exciting train journey and the strangeness of their new homes in the countryside.

  • QCA History Unit 9: What was it like for children in the Second World War?

Make drama an integral part of your curriculum planning

“Engaging, interactive, snappy. The session definitely provided ideas for including features of drama in lessons to make lessons more interactive.”

Mrs Majumdar, Roe Green Infant School, Kingsbury

“Really enjoyed it by taking part but also as a mini training. Lots of approaches I can now adapt and use. Covered all aspects of QCA but linked to historical skills of chronology.”

Helen Tarbuck, St Luke's Primary School, Canning Town

“Seeing how much the children responded to the story and the understanding they gained from acting out the story, I will definitely try to incorporate as much drama as possible into lessons.”

Andrew Johnstone, Shortstown Lower School, Bedfordshire