Sparkling Storytelling Workshops
Here you will find our current storytelling sessions and Drama and Well-being workshops available to book for your school or community setting.
Our workshops aim to-
- Enrich children’s education and well-being through creative exploration and play.
- Excite + Encourage young people to engage with the arts.
- Empower young people to find their 'voice' through the use of storytelling, drama, music, movement, creative expression and magic!
- Ignite confidence and self belief in young people to be the superstars they are!
We have a range of workshop themes available that have proven popular with schools and SEN settings. We can also work to specific topics, stories, and projects; creating a bespoke creative and interactive workshop to suit your topic and needs.
All workshops aim to enhance current learning and bring in a creative slant. Our ethos is to support positive mental well-being through the power of the creative arts and our workshops and storytelling are always interactive, musical and allow for engaging in different ways to suit needs.
All workshops are delivered by experienced arts and well-being practitioners, with up to date DBS checks and public liability. Sessions and follow up resources are created by Monika who is a qualified and practising Drama practitioner and will fit into the National Curriculum for your year and topic.
We also offer staff CPD sessions (sharing creative well-being practice) as well as programmes and 1-2-1/group training to enhance storytelling, well-being and drama based learning within the cross-curricular classroom.
How does Drama support the National Curriculum?
- Role-play and other drama techniques can help pupils to identify with and explore characters-supporting language, expression and communication skills.
- Drama and role-play can contribute to the quality of pupils’ writing by providing opportunities for pupils to develop and order their ideas-supporting literacy and language development.
- Becoming more confident in using language in a greater variety of situations, for a variety of audiences and purposes.
Drama and storytelling also gives children the opportunity to explore their sense of self, use their voice in different ways, feel their body react and express emotions in a safe and creative space.
Our aim with each Super Sparkle workshop is to Spark imaginations, ignite confidence and ideas and empower young people to be the superstars they are!
Drama, Storytelling & Well-being Workshops for Schools
Introducing Sparkle Mouse our resident storytelling mouse and adventurer!
Let's join Sparkle Mouse as we explore:
- Stories, seasons, self, family, big feelings, animals, our world and more...!
Using drama play, music, movement, magic, puppets, singing, sensory play and props, children are led on a fully interactive story and drama adventure with Sparkle Mouse!
- Individual sessions (30-45 minutes)
- Option to book 3 (termly) or 6 (half termly) Sparkle Mouse Drama sessions for your early years setting.
- CPD for early years practitioners (using drama and storytelling with early years) is available as part of our creative CPD programmes.
Sparkle Mouse Story and Drama sessions as well as bespoke topic based or well-being sessions for your setting.
Using interactive storytelling, drama games, magic, music, sing along, props and play, children are led through the story and fully involved with this interactive story workshop.
Bespoke topic workshops include: 1-3 topic stories followed by a fun drama workshop using physical theatre and voice!
Previous workshops have explored:
- Fairy tales
- Our world
- Super ME!
- Space
- World book day/National storytelling week
Workshops 45 minutes-1 hour.
Our KS1 and KS2 cross Curricular Drama based workshops are fully interactive using:
- Drama, stories, props, music, and movement and always allow for group circle interaction, smaller group activities and individual sharing.
The aim with each session is to inspire and excite children as they explore their topics in a creative way. Each session engages children in different ways and we will explore our Voices, faces, movement and props to enhance our learning, as well as time to share ideas.
Our ethos is to excite, engage and then encourage as we explore our topics. We never force children to perform and we are experienced in using different methods to engage different children including any children with sensory or physical needs.
Each session lasts 45 minutes-1 hour (class of 30 children). Popular workshops include:
- Story/Fairy tale Detectives! HELP! Our fairy tale characters have lost their stories! Can we solve the case and save the day!? Exploring up to 3 fairy tales or traditional/cultural tales (including Shakespeare as an option), this interactive session uses Drama techniques (such as physical theatre, mime, still image and group still image), music, movement and time for children to share ideas practically and on paper.
- Super ME! What makes YOU so super? What's your super power? Let's use magical drama techniques, breathing, movement and explore the space as we become 'superheroes' who take up space! We'll share our amazing qualities through still image, voice and group activities and realise just how SUPER we are!
- Globe Trotters! Let's get up and go as we WHOOSH into whole new worlds! Taking children on a world wide adventure as we explore up to 3 countries and their cultures/traditions and ideas. This interactive session uses Drama techniques (such as physical theatre, mime, still image and group still image), props, music, movement and time for children to share ideas practically and on paper.
- History Makers! What's this? A time machine...time to head back in time as we investigate up to 3 iconic moments in History; told and explored through our character stories -(including topics such as: The great fire of London, WW1/WW2, Black History month, The great plague, Romans, Vikings, Victorians)
- Bespoke...! Please enquire 🙂
Storytelling session of 2-3 stories with Drama workshop using physical theatre and voice!
Super Sparkle works with secondary schools by delivering:
Storytelling and Drama based well-being workshops.
Our storytelling sessions are based around a focused topic at KS3 or one of our popular storytelling workshops:
- The Forest
- Journeys
- Dreams
- Twisted Tales!
Our well-being workshops for KS3 students use drama based techniques (magic if/attention circles), mindfulness & breathing and include opportunities to explore: voice, facial expression, taking up space and a sense of self through a variety of creative techniques.
Our well-being sessions run from 1-2 hours and will include group work, small group sharing and individual time to reflect and create your own THIS IS ME collage.
GCSE focused Storytelling and Drama workshops based around a topic/stimulus and encouraging skills in:
- Devising drama, writing scripts, using drama conventions in your work and directing your own piece for performance and assessment.
Delivered by experienced and qualified Drama and Music teachers, writers and theatre practitioners, these workshops bring in an outside voice to enhance your current learning and give a boost to support any areas that may need a fresh outlook.
We also offer a KS4 and KS5 well-being BOOST workshop for GCSE/A Level students that uses creative techniques to boost confidence and create a calm space for students.
Monika works with A Level teachers and course leaders to offer one off or a series of A Level focused workshops based on exam syllabus play texts/practitioners and practical ways of approaching written assignments in Drama and Theatre Studies. Bringing Shakespeare to life, Greek theatre and writing refresh are just a few.
Delivered by experienced and qualified Drama and Music teachers, writers and theatre practitioners, these workshops bring in an outside voice to enhance your current learning and give a boost to support any areas that may need a fresh outlook.
We also offer a KS4 and KS5 well-being BOOST workshop for GCSE/A Level students that uses creative techniques to boost confidence and create a calm space for students.
In School Performances
In School Performance
Each of our Interactive, original Theatre shows can be performed in school and early years settings. Suitable for EYFS, FS and KS1.
Each show includes:
A 30 minute fully interactive storytelling performance with 1-2 performers, live music, puppets, and magic! Option to add a follow up Drama workshop and follow up resource pack for your class.
Current shows (full show details are on our Storytelling page):
- Earth Calling Bear-Stronaut!
- Dinosaurs Don't DJ.
- The Magician's Penguin.
- Tick, Tock & the Christmas Clock!
This is best suited in the hall or classroom with time to set up beforehand. Each show/workshop is best suited for classes/year groups of up to around 30 to allow for an intimate, interactive feel. We can work around your day for morning/afternoon shows.
Storytelling Assembly
Our storytelling assemblies might link to a topic or cultural theme.
Each assembly can be created to suit key stages or whole schools.
Includes: A 20 minute assembly with 1-2 interactive topic based stories and a follow up PDF resource for any follow up discussion in your classroom.
Available in school (or via zoom) and in addition to your school workshop.
Virtual & Follow Up Resources & CPD
We have been offering our storytelling workshops (as well as seasonal school parties) via zoom since March 2020.
We are able to offer virtual follow up resources as well as classroom packs, books and PDF files for you to continue the creative journey in or outside of the classroom!
To find out more about our CPD programmes for teachers and community practitioners, please enquire!
Current workshops and training available:
- Using Storytelling and Drama for play based learning in the early years setting
- Using Mindful Drama and Creative well-being techniques in the primary classroom
- Creating a playful space (exploring play based learning through the arts)
- Staff well-being. Creative strategies to help YOU find your super self.