Experiential, exciting and empowering, our imaginative and cross-curricular approaches harness tried and trusted approaches from the worlds of drama, visual art and creative writing and are all rooted in the Curriculum. Approaches specifically developed to support EYFS – KS2 / P1 – P7 children in developing their reading and writing skills – and to boost … Read More
Celebrate Shakespeare in your school during Shakespeare Week – 20- 26th March 2023, with an interactive drama-based workshop, available to schools throughout the UK and beyond. Teacher CPD workshops also available! William Shakespeare is now firmly back on the national curriculum – but he’s never actually been away. Everyone knows his face and the names … Read More
Perfect for World Book Day, The Extraordinary Adventures of Fillolog package for primary schools comprises everything you need to run a whole-school Literacy day! The Extraordinary Adventures of Fillolog Teaching resource pack from www.ascreativesconnect.com/product/the-extraordinary-advenutures-of-fillolog/ Whatever book our friend Vistie was reading as a little girl (and she read a lot of them!), it always featured … Read More
New for World Book Day 2023 – The Extarordinary Adventures of Fillolog! – whatever book our friend Vistie was reading as a little girl (and she read a lot of them!), it always featured the Fillolog, an extraordinary creature with an extraordinary appetite for stories. Choose from an In-person workshop, live streamed session or resource … Read More
The great characters of fiction leap off the pages of the books they inhabit and into our imaginations because their authors have taken the trouble to breathe life into them, creating fully rounded beings. And now your pupils will get the chance to do that too, in our new programme, The Great Character Hunt – … Read More
Working with up to 420 children to create and perform a School Poem in just one day! “Each class thoroughly enjoyed the poetry workshops and enjoyed taking an active role in order to create their ideas. Using drama to create an orchestra of sounds for our soundscape poems was fantastic to see and I … Read More
Putting maths in context to create hooks for childrens’ learning Sounds like the holy grail, doesn’t it. But the downloadable Extraordinary Maths packages from As Creatives Connect can help you get there – by placing pupils in immersive, character-led worlds, where the maths has a purpose!
Creative Literacy Programmes for Primary Schools in Ireland including In-person and Live Streamed Poetry, Shakespeare and Creative Literacy workshops. We’ve adapted some of our most popular workshops to allow us to work safely with smaller groups, with no props / resources to handle – and in compliance with individual schools’ Covid-19 policies. The Great Grammar … Read More
Creativity is at the core of reading and writing, at the heart of speaking and listening. So our range of Creative Literacy programmes offers KS3 and 4 / S1 – S4 students opportunities to explore and experiment with words in different contexts. Experiential, exciting and empowering, our imaginative approaches harness tried and trusted approaches from … Read More
Our World Book Day workshops, activities, assemblies and author visits have been specially designed to help you and your pupils celebrate World Book Day 2020 by bringing your favourite books to life! “The visit was amazing, Jay (Bookman!) was a fabulous start to the day with his assembly, which really caught the kids’ imagination. I had … Read More
Get your pupils thinking about books, animals and the alphabet in a challenge designed to promote a love of stories, spelling – and research skills – perfect for World Book Day! Download the resource instructions Download the resource instructions Download the Menagerie of Books Table You can find more lesson plans and … Read More
World Book Day is one of our favourite days of the year – and it’s always amazing to see schools and their pupils (and often their staff!) celebrating some of our best known books and stories. But as these are normally drawn from Western Europe (and particularly the UK), are we missing an opportunity? This … Read More