http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news Freshwater's education & drama news Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:52:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Get the children concentrating and working together with Count to Twenty. It's great for getting the group in tune with each other, and you can adapt for MFL too! Get the children to sit or stand in a circle facing inwards. The aim of the game is to count up to 20 with ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=72 Freshwater Theatre Company has been delivering high quality workshops and shows to support the foundation and primary school curriculum for over fourteen years. We are looking for an intern to work in the office in East London for 2 days per week for a period of 6 weeks, to support the ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=71 Get your pupils' creative juices flowing with this diverse literacy game. It builds speaking and listening skills, while incorporating physical activity - cross curricular indeed! 1. With the children in the circle, have a ball. 2. Begin a story. 3. Throw the ball to a person in the circle, who must continue the story. ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=69 One natural phenomenon that has had a lot of press in Europe and around the world lately is the eruption of Iceland's now famous Eyjafjallajokull volcano - try pronouncing that one! We spent a good twenty minutes trying to find a YouTube video ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=67 How would you and your pupils like to see the London 2012 Olympic Park before the rest of the world? Well, Freshwater can offer you just that! We are delighted to have teamed up with the London Wildlife Trust to offer a winning combination of drama workshops and practical outdoor activities ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=46 We've got the Olympics on the brain with launching our workshops at the View Tube, the new education centre on the Olympic Park. With this in mind, here's what the Olympic boroughs have to say about our cross-curricular drama sessions: "I was really pleased and surprised at how much the children ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=62 Revive your class’ concentration with this energetic game. Zip Zap Boing is lively, fun and adaptable – and guaranteed to refresh the children’s focus in those afternoon lulls. You can try it out in different languages too. 1. Get the children to stand in a circle 2. Each word – 'zip', 'zap' or ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=63 We had a very busy end to the Spring term here at Freshwater, not least with hosting our ‘Teaching MFL through Drama’ Inset workshop. The session was a great success with teachers from across London joining us for an evening of fun and creativity, and leaving with some very useful ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=48 Whether the sun is shining outside or not, let our energetic facilitators take your KS1 students on a trip to the seasides of the past century. Other workshops that are always a hit during the summer term are Thorgil the Viking, Rivers and Water and Where in ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=45 It's an oldie but a goodie! Fruit Bowl is one of most simple and fun games that you can apply to almost any area of the curriculum. Let's use fruit as our example topic but you can use this game for any area of your curriculum: 1. Create a large ... http://www.freshwatertheatre.co.uk/news/?p=43