Time To Talk |
Expressing Emotions & Dealing with Loss
Time To Talk
A unique and heart-warming opportunity for children to realise the importance of expressing their feelings, talking to someone they trust and supporting each other’s emotional wellbeing.
Suitable for:
Ages 9-11 (School Years 5-6)
Key Stage 2
Time to Talk is a gently humorous show that explores methods of dealing with a whole range of emotional situations including separation, divorce, loss and bereavement.
The project delivers a valuable opportunity for young people to realise the importance of ‘self expression’ and talking about their experiences.
Careful to avoid an overly sentimental tone, Time to Talk helps young people to realise the value of emotional expression and gives them tools to help them cope in times of personal crisis.
Overview
Katie has recently experienced a family bereavement and her friends are left grappling with how to respond to the situation.
Initially, they fire jokes at her out of embarrassment, but soon realise the cruelty of this behaviour. Their next strategy is to ignore the issue altogether and act like nothing’s happened. Finally, the girls sit down and have an open conversation about what’s happened. Katie gets the chance to share her feelings, and they all get the opportunity to bond and learn from each other’s experiences.
Time to Talk encourages its young audience to feel comfortable with their own methods of emotional expression and to empathise with their peers in a caring and non-judgmental way.
Logistics
Format: Performance / Hot Seating / Teachers Resource Pack
For: Juniors (ages 9 - 11 / school years 5 - 6)
Run time: 45 minutes (inc. 10 minute hot-seating)
Are there any accompanying resources? Yes – you’ll get a free hard and digital copy of the Time To Talk Teachers’ Resource Pack including further information, lesson plans and much more.
You can also book an optional one-hour interactive drama workshop for up to 60 pupils. Just get in touch below for costs and to find out more.
Link it
What school work does it link to?
PSHE (Personal, Social & Health Education)
SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural)
Values Education
Citizenship Curriculum
SEAL (Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning)
Time To Talk teaches young people…
Methods of expressing emotions
To be empathetic and act compassionately towards others
That it’s good to talk about their feelings
That it’s okay to cry
To think about who they would speak to if they had a problem
To think about how they could help their friends if they have a problem
About the importance of self expression
What people are saying about this show:
“Sometimes children are unsure how to act in certain situations, so they tend to bottle up their feelings. The performance showed them ways of expressing their emotions and also how to respond to someone else.”
– Ian Marsh, Class Teacher, Ben Johnson Primary School,
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
“Excellent performance and a good variety of ways of putting across some complex messages in a short time. I’m sure it will be appreciated by all the children who watch and will touch a few deeply.”
– Diana Moorhouse, Senior Educational Analyst,
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
“I learnt that I shouldn’t keep my emotions bottled up until they explode, I should tell someone.”
– Pupil, age 11, Gascoigne Primary School,
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
“The performance was brilliant. The children were totally engaged and it was clear that they had learned a lot from their questioning. The fact that it was lively and upbeat showed children not to shy away from their feelings.”
– Teacher, Portway Primary School, London Borough of Newham
Book this show.
If you’re interested in booking this show, or you’d like to find out more about it, drop us a line here and we’ll be in touch.
Alternatively, you can always pick up the phone, we’d love to hear from you…
Tel: (020) 8981 9527