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Dick Whittington

This is a famous nursery story about a historic figure, Dick Whittington. Thanks to the affectionate care of Mr Fitzwarren Dick Whittington, an orphan has the chance to stop sleeping rough in the streets as one of the homeless. By selling his cat in a foreign land plagued by rats (where cats were unknown) he […]

King Arthur (Class 7)

This piece illustrates the entire development of King Arthur, from the beginning when he is a young page, to his death at the end of the play. He learns self-discipline and resists temptation. A perfect choice for class 7 for play-acting in English!

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Class 4: KING BEETLE TAMER (by Robert Sim)

The story is about a poor boy named Orfeo, who, because of his love of animals, is given a ring by a magpie. Whoever owns this ring is allowed to marry the princess. However, as Orfeo does not come from a noble family, the king opposes the match, but Orfeo proves by his […]

Materials to use in classes

Play-acting in class: (We permanently load this up, please send us your materials you use and can recommend to the other English teachers)

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class 4 : King Beetle Tamer class 5: The Fall of Troy class 6-7: Dick Whittington class 7 : King Arthur

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For class 1, Class 2

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Stille Wasser sind attraktiv – Poesie Performance in der 10. Klasse der Steinerskolen på Hedemarken in Norwegen

Wie kann Lernfreude für die deutsche Sprache geweckt werden, bei einer doch sehr geringen Kontaktzeit mit dieser Fremdsprache? Dies stellt sich immer wieder als eine Herausforderung.

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