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Shang Dynasty

Bring the Shang Dynasty to life for your pupils through an engaging and participatory drama workshop where pupils explore the rich history of the time through role play, performance and creativity.

Through drama activities, children develop their understanding of this ancient civilisation, exploring how people lived, worshipped and farmed during the time. They spend time learning about Fu Hao and her importance to our understanding of the Shang Dynasty and have the opportunity to explore the different classes of people who made up society at the time.

We use exciting and fun drama activities and games in our workshops, all themed around the topic and designed to develop pupils understanding and engagement in this period of history,

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Topics covered

If you book a Shang Dynasty drama workshop, your pupils will learn about the following areas of the curriculum:

How the Shang Dynasty fits into wider world history.

The gods who were worshipped

during the Shang Dynasty, including the supreme god Shan Di.

Her hopes and dreams as a child

and the cultural challenges she faced as a female.

How people lived

during this ancient period of history, including exploring farming, crafts, religion, crime and the wealthy ruling classes.

Fu Hao,

her importance to the Shang Dynasty, her unusual status as a powerful woman of the time and the discovery of her tomb in 1979.

Oracle bones and their interesting uses.

The end of the Shang Dynasty

after the war with the Zhou Dynasty.
All of our workshops are completely inclusive, so all children can get involved and achieve.
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  • Suitable for: Year 03Year 04Year 05Year 06
How to book
For a single class

Book a Learn and Perform Day

For one class of up to 35 children
The class spend all day with the practitioner, working on the topic and at the end of the day perform their play to an audience.
A great way to help children learn about the topic and develop their confidence, speaking & listening, and team-work skills.
How to book
For multiple classes

Book an Explore Day

For up to 4 classes of 35 children in a day
Each class receives a workshop of 60-120 minutes
A fast-paced workshop for each class with lots of memorable and engaging drama activities
A great way to help children explore the topic whilst developing their confidence, imagination and passion for learning.
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Getting the best out of your Shang Dynasty drama workshop

Our workshops need to take place in the school hall ideally, securing this space for the day of the workshop will help it run really smoothly (we can absolutely move into a classroom for lunchtime set up if needed)
Make sure a teacher or TA will be present in the workshop to support the pupils and help us understand their needs.
If you would like pupils to dress up we are happy for you to do this! We don’t provide costumes (as we don’t feel they are needed for the learning to take place) but we can always help with ideas of what to wear if you want to do this.

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Take a look at our brochure

For all enquiries contact Dan Costello, our General Manager. Dan will send over a price list and a booking request form, making the booking process quick and easy.

Dan Costello | [email protected] | 0151 443 0333
Download our 2023/24 brochure
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