Building Blocks Explorer: Dance

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Partner Organisation: National Galleries of Scotland
Art-form: Visual art
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Partner activities: Scotland Forever!; Under the Wave off Kanugawa;
Suitable for children with additional needs
Covid-secure advice: NA
Difficulty: Beginner

Scotland Forever!

Scotland Forever!

Make a Story House

Scotland Forever!

Partner Organisation: Magic Lantern
Art-form: Art
Lesson plan included: Click here to download the lesson plan
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Covid-secure advice: the shouting activity should be skipped
Suitable for children with additional needs
Partner activities: Take a Closer Look
Difficulty: Beginner

Everything’s a Moving Picture

Everything’s a Moving Picture

Make a Story House

Everything's a Moving Picture

A series of three video workshops created by leading Scottish theatre audio visual designer Lewis den Hertog which look at how to approach using video to help tell stories. The videos will explore ways you can do this with “stock” and archive footage (footage that already exists), interesting ways for young people to make footage at home and how you can be creative with text and subtitles to make shows more interesting for people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing.

Partner Organisation: National Theatre of Scotland
Art-form: Video
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 3
Partner activities: Creating stop-motion animation; Design a story house;
Covid-secure advice: children should work on personal devices
Difficulty: Intermediate

Video Game Character Design

Video Game Character Design

Make a Story House

Video Game Character Design

How would you design your ideal videogame character? What would their story be? Who would be their friend – or foe? Would they have a sidekick, or even a pet? Think about all the different things they could do – get stuck in using the sheet below.

Partner Organisation: V&A Dundee
Art-form: Video
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Partner activities: Everything's a moving picture; Creating stop motion animation
Covid-secure advice: NA
Difficulty: Beginner

Creating stop motion animations

Creating stop motion animations

Make a Story House

Creating stop motion animations

Stop Motion video is a fun and easy way to tell stories and make magical animations with toys and everyday items. With a camera phone or tablet you can start making your own films in minutes - or go deeper and create a masterpiece at home!

Partner Organisation: Imaginate
Art-form: Video
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Partner activities: Design your own video game characters
Covid-secure advice: children will need to work on personal devices
Difficulty: Intermediate

How to write your own play

How to write your own play

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How to write your own play

Tips and tricks to help you write, edit, rehearse and perform your own play

Partner Organisation: Fly High Stories
Art-form: Theatre
Lesson plan included? No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 4
Partner activities: Make your own pocket theatre; Making paper puppets
Covid-secure advice: Social distancing may be required
Difficulty: Intermediate

Fly High Stories

Building Blocks Explorer: Dance

Building Blocks Explorer: Dance

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Building Blocks Explorer: Dance

In this five-week project, members of The Royal Ballet will share important strategies that will help you and your children create a successful dance. Everyone involved in this project will be a dancer and at times a choreographer. The teacher will be the creative director!

Partner Organisation: Royal Opera House
Art-form: Dance
Lesson plan included: on the Royal Opera House website.
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 5
Covid-secure advice: social distancing may need to be incorporated into choreography
Difficulty: Advanced