Year 4S Digestive Drama

by Aliviana Sanders, Year 4 Teacher

This term, 4S studied play scripts and the human digestive system. We put everything we learned about each topic together to create a performance to remember.

First, we looked at various plays to discover what the features of a play script are and how to write one. We got lots of practice performing different plays for each other and learning about tone, volume, and action. We even wrote and performed short plays for each other in PSHE, where we showcased what different scenarios look like when we are collaborative and what happens when we are not.

Whilst we were busy learning about play scripts in English and PSHE, we familiarised ourselves with the human digestive system in our CC lessons. We learned all about the organs and even travelled through the digestive system via Youtube (we watched a scientist swallow a camera)!

Next, it was time to put our enquiring hats on and do some research. Each student chose an organ, researched it and wrote their own part of the play script. We worked collaboratively and creatively to put it all together and make it interesting, and then worked hard to practice and learn our lines.

Finally, we invited our parents and the rest of primary to watch our performance. At the end of the show, we came together to sing and perform a Michael Jackson-inspired dance to “Eat It”, by Weird Al Yankovic. We learned a lot of new and disgusting things and were able to teach others about them, too!