Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Hot Seating

Hot seating is a drama game and a talking and listening activity. 
In the activity, one child takes on the part of a character (usually from the text they're currently looking at) to answer questions from the audience. It's not necessarily limited to one character at a time though, you may choose to use two if the story had two main characters such as The Twits by Roald Dahl or a group of people if there are several major characters.

The main focus should be more on emotion and thought so make sure you base it on a story the children know well to ensure there's not too much emphasis on what happens leading to awkward blanks and silences. 

You can also use other characters like a special visitor they previously had e.g. the school nurse or  Henry VIII if they've been learning about The Tudors. It's only limited by your ideas. 

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