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To help with their understanding and recap before writing. 00:31 - 6:10

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Definitions to help children understand chapter 10 and 11

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To give to any children with AEN

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Definitions to help children understand chapter 2

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To show the children how big her diary is

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Google map

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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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Introducing The Borrowers

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Getting into character

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An example of how to lay it out and what may be included

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Getting into character

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A quick and easy warm-up game which involves counting from one to three - but takes a lot of concentration.
This is a fun introductory warm-up and concentration game. You can begin sitting down or standing up. In pairs, face each other. Start counting from one to three between yourselves, over and over. Once you get the hang of that part you are ready for the next stage. Instead of saying the number "one", you should clap your hands - but you would still say "two" and "three" aloud.

Once everyone has mastered that, the next step is that instead of saying "three", that person should bend their knees. You should still clap your hands for the number "one". This is a bit like trying to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time - in fact, you could try that afterwards!

A: "One" (Claps hands)
B: "Two"
A: "Three" (Bends knees)
B: "One" (Claps hands)
A: "Two"
B: "Three" (Bends knees)

Tip: Make sure you allow time to encourage pairs to show everybody else how they are doing after each step. It's fun watching people trying to concentrate, especially if it goes a bit wrong!

If you have extra time, pairs can make up their own movement and/or sound for the number "two"

For language teaching, ask players to make up a word or phrase plus an action to replace the number two, for example 'cup of tea', 'umbrella' or 'smile'

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A quick and easy warm-up game which involves counting from one to three - but takes a lot of concentration. This is a fun introductory warm-up and concentration game. You can begin sitting down or standing up. In pairs, face each other. Start counting from one to three between yourselves, over and over.

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Use this format to help children with their writing

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Play from 27:25 - 28:25

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Read up to the green marker

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Watch minutes 1:31 - 3:15

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Theatre show in Wimbledon, finished now but keep an eye out to see if it comes back

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A Play by Charles Way
Based on the book by Mary Norton

The timeless classic bursts onto Polka's Main Stage this summer with dazzling puppetry, original music, stunning design and plenty of suspense.

Arrietty has lived her whole life deep beneath the floorboards, dreaming of the great outdoors. When her father Pod finally brings her upstairs to learn the tricks of borrowing, Arrietty meets a human boy. But their friendship risks everything and the 'human beans' soon discover the borrowers' secret world... it's time to escape!

Join us for a fantastical adventure as the heroic Arrietty and her family embark on an action-packed journey to find somewhere new to call home.

Running time: approx. 2 hours (including interval)
A Polka Theatre production ★★★★★ 'rollicking, rough-and- tumble, laugh-a- minute, adventure' LondonTheatre1 ★★★★ 'This production reinvigorates a classic children's story as a parable for the times' The Upcoming 'an enchanting adaption of the classic book' Children's Theatre Reviews

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A Play by Charles Way Based on the book by Mary Norton The timeless classic bursts onto Polka's Main Stage this summer with dazzling puppetry, original music, stunning design and plenty of suspense. Arrietty has lived her whole life deep beneath the floorboards, dreaming of the great outdoors.

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Definitions to help children understand these chapters

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Chapter 6 - zoom out to explore where Great Aunt Sophy's house may have been

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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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Definitions to help children understand chapter 1

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The aim of this resource is to provide teachers of year 5 and 6 with a drama focussed approach to learning about Mary Norton's The Borrowers. Starting with exploring how The Borrowers live and what they use, experimenting with physical resources to help the children for when they begin to characterise Arrietty. Within this process the children will use the drama strategies of role on the wall and a telephone conversation to help them develop a strong sense of Arrietty's character. Furthermore, the children will use the book as a source to draw on personal experiences that they can link to the character's own.

The final outcome of this teaching sequence would be for the children to write an extended diary entry for Arrietty.