How Ruskin becomes a hero: A look at Philip Ridley's Krindlekrax through Drama

Krindlekrax, Philip Ridley's touching tale of adventure, imagination, believing in and standing up for yourself, is hugely popular with KS2 students. It is an ideal starting text from which to explore sensitive themes such as bullying, friendship and loss. This scheme of work touches on all those areas.
Aimed at upper KS2 students who have completed their reading of the book, the scheme uses a wide variety of games and exercises, broadly covering the drama objectives of the KS2 National Curriculum. Tableaux and scene creation exercises are blended with character exploration and group discussion, allowing students to develop their spoken language skills. Listening and group interaction will be developed, and students will gain experience of presenting their work in front of their peers, as well as constructively feeding back on the work of others.