Ballads and Poems
Pick up the rhythm as you listen to a selection of stories, both local and multicultural, retold in diverse poetical forms from traditional ballad to blues and rap. Rhythm and rhyme helped some of the earliest stories we know to stick in their listeners' heads, and the examples in this programme are no exception.
Get your children in the groove by adding a workshop so that they can become poets, transforming a traditional tale into an upbeat performance piece they will never forget.
Ideal for:
- Literacy: performance poetry
- Music: rhythm and composition
- Geography and History: some traditional tales are from other countries
- KS2
Sample the fun!
Click here to read an free online modern ballad - with a downloadable lesson plan!
Costs
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, prices include travel. Snail Tales does not charge VAT.
New for 2011!: Every Whole Day programme includes free teacher training at the end of the school day! (optional) Boost the storytelling skills of your whole school staff with this special offer.
- Programme performances - £1.20 per child plus travel*
(min £120, max £240)
30min to 60min
Up to whole school
*Travel costs 25p one-way only from our office in south Lincolnshire
- Programme workshops - £60
Minimum 40min, recommended 50min
Maximum 30 children unless agreed otherwise in writing
NB: Programme workshops are usually an addition to performances. For individual storytelling workshops click here, or take a look at Little Birds
- Half Day - £3 per child*
(min £200, max £300)
Optional opening assembly performance
As many workshops as you can fit into one morning/afternoon
Optional closing assembly performance
- Whole Day - £3 per child*
(min £360, max £540)
Optional opening assembly performance
As many workshops as you can fit into your school day
Optional closing assembly performance
New for 2011: free 1hr teacher training after school!
*Based on children taking part in workshops, regardless of how many see an assembly performance
Fill out the form below to make a storytelling request!
We do our best to respond by email within 48 hours. Please accept our apologies if we keep you waiting during busy periods. All requests are subject to availability.
Current special offers for schools
When we save on travel, you save up to 30%!
- Single performances only 85p per child (min £85)
- Workshops only £50
- Half day only £2.40 per child (min £160)
To take advantage of this offer, simply let us know the names of other schools in your area who are interested. If another school in your area has already booked us, you receive the offer automatically.
