Staff joined forces to create a cross-curricular week which gave students a chance to explore the tale in a number of different subject areas.
Student quotes from lesson activities and the Birmingham Stage Theatre Company performance:
“I liked the part where George makes the medicine. It was amazing what he put in it.” Millie Hardy
“I enjoyed when in form we wrote our own marvellous medicine.” Mathew Strugnell
“This week, with Mr Robinson, we drew a picture of George’s Marvellous Medicine after looking at the drawings of Quentin Blake.” Shannon Phillips
“My favourite activity was acting out a scene from the book in Drama.”Joseph Raithby
“I liked it in the play when the chicken kept growing bigger and bigger.” Chelsea Black
“In Science we tested medicines……in English we wrote a paragraph about our DIY medicine…… and in Drama we did a play about our marvellous medicine.” Lauren-Jadee Raithby
“The best part of the play was when Grandma and George were dancing, because it was funny.” Erika Wilson
“In Drama, with Mr Foxton, we took some words from the book and acted them out.” Katie Edwards
“It was great when Granny shrank into a little girl and then into a Barbie doll.” Tonicha Hiles
“In form time we watched a video and then wrote down the ingredients that George put in the medicine.” Jazmin Holmes
“In Science, with Miss Luna, we made our own medicine in a team of 3 and seeing which had the best effect.” Dominic Forrington
“My favourite part was when George gave Grandma the medicine and she crashed through the ceiling and out of the roof too.” Joshua Rogers
“This week, with Mr Waters, we did how much the ingredients were in percentages for George’s medicine.” Christopher Kenny
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