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Bard's Hall Blog Contest June 2025 - Entry #20

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School Today

I had a lot of fun in school today.

I'd asked Grade 3 to act out some passages I'd given them from Enid Blyton books.

The result varied - some of them had straightforward narration, with only the narrator speaking and the actors miming. Others not only acted the passages given but added some bits about what happened before and after. I really enjoyed their creativity! The thing I noted was that the level of reading aloud ranged from below average to excellent. The majority of the students are just about average. I've mentioned this to the regular teacher, that she maybe could do more reading aloud, and she agrees.

The school gives lunch. Today there was Green Curry with rice and a papaya salad which was absolute bliss. There was also a dessert (gulab jamun) but I opted not to have it because I was enjoying the salad so much I took another helping of that instead!

For next time I've given them 'The Marrog' by RC Scriven to recite. I've told them this is to be an individual activity - I want all the kids to SPEAK!