The Primary Shakespeare Company
ACT 1
My heart dances, but not for joy...
In which we learn that...
King Leontes of Sicilia is seized by sudden jealousy and a tragedy is set in motion.
Welcome to Act i. Below are plans for literacy, reading comprehension, grammar and punctuation, maths and games. Each subject/activity is related to this act of the play. The literacy PDFs are a whole week (5 days) of fully resourced lessons.
Winter's Tale
The
The Story
We've created a comic book version of the play for you. You can see it in sections, or look at the whole thing here.
ACT 1
Literacy
LITERACY PLANS -
setting descriptions
Act 1 literacy deals with using the senses to write a setting description. The five Act 1 lessons include SENSORY TABLEAU, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, WRITING, EDITING and PERFORMING.
reading comprehension
A bespoke retelling of the story, differentiated appropriately for the year groups. Read the story and answer the questions.
Grammar & Punctuation
YEAR 3/4
YEAR 5/6
Grammar
Time fronted adverbials
punctuation
direct speech
punctuation
commas
Focused lesson plans where children are taught the fundamentals of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. These lessons are designed to help students develop their writing skills, enhance their understanding of how language works, and improve their ability to communicate effectively.
Grammar
PASSIVE VERBS
Four fun tasks to use as extension activities, to support your literacy or as homework