Interactive Story Workshops!
Story telling!
I share Oscar the Ferry Cat with the children. This story is shared through an interactive power-point with pictures and sound which helps to bring the story to life. Through the interactive story reading children will be encouraged to engage in the sounds and actions of the story as events unfold creating a completely immersive experience. A signed copy is left with you for future reading.
Incentives!
I come equipped with a variety of animals that are make up the Oscar and Friends family. This allows the children to relate to the animals on an intimate level exploring their sounds, habitat etc. I also bring a selection of flowers which opens discussion about the environment and plant recognition.
I bake shortbread biscuits which I share with the children too. (Allergies can be catered to)
One lucky child will win an exclusive Oscar the Ferry Cat signed book. The child who has given all their soul to the workshop or needs the confidence to show it! (This can be kept by the child or used as a whole class future gift).
Every child receives a bookmark. Bookmarks are an important tool to incentivize reading for children, and act as a promotional tool for me!
Activities!
Kids can feel the soft fur of the animals, the wet water of the sea and even taste some of the food that the chef would prepare. (if you’d like) They can feel the rope and try steering the boat from a wheel that will be provided.
Children can try acting out the different characters from the story as a whole class activity and the bestactor is picked, or one person acts and the children guess who they are being.
The children draw a character from the book and give it a name. Children can colour in a picture of a cat.
The workshops finish with a question-and-answer session where the children have the chance to ask any questions they might have about a literary life.
Follow On!
Activity sheet associated with Oscar the Ferry Cat that ties into the national curriculum.
The Boring Bits!
I charge £200 for a session per year group. (ideally but if this is a problem, I am happy to negotiate) I ask for the opportunity to take book orders.
The workshops are suitable for any class from nursery to year 6. The sessions last for about 40 minutes but this can be adapted to suit. They can be performed for any number of children; I don’t need anything other than a bit of floor space!
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