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Creativity Day

A visit day designed to put creativity back in the classroom!

Using his own writing as a basis, Ian provides an exciting workshop day with presentation,
writing workshops and one or more creative “making” projects.

 

The children enjoyed the whole day and could see the rapid improvement in their writing and their achievements when making their models. The day was well structured and enabled ALL the children to access the learning content.

Ed Almond – Wilton and Barford Primary School Salisbury

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Egyptian Day   KS1/2

Bring Ancient Egypt to life in your classroom with this amazing workshop day.

Author Ian MacDonald combines creative writing with one or more activities from his Creative Curriculum resource book, In Ancient Egypt… free copy when you book this course.

Activities include:

  • Writing workshop.. an Egyptian Myth
  • Make a clay shabti
  • Make a mud-brick house model
  • Drama – time travel to Ancient Egypt

A whole day to bring Ancient Egypt to life in the classroom!

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World War Two Day KS2

Bring life on the home front to your classroom…

…with this exciting workshop based on  Children in Wartime, a complete cross curricula resource for teaching World War II… free copy when you book this exciting workshop day!

Activities may include:

  • Write a diary for an evacuee
  • Drama workshop ‘leaving home’
  • Pack an evacuee’s suitcase
  • Make an Anderson Shelter

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Jeffa’s Journey KS1*

picture courtesy of Bredhurst C E School Gillingham

This enchanting workshop for KS1 leads children on a magical journey to another world.  Children design their own Journey Machine and explore the story through creative writing and practical activities.

Projects include:

  • imaginary worlds
  • make a journey machine
  • drama and writing
  • mask making

Free copy of Jeffa’s Journey when you book this course.

*Also suitable for lower KS2

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