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Bring stories to life through drama, dance and performance with Story Corner, a collection designed to deepen literacy learning through creative expression. Using beloved children's literature and classic storytelling as inspiration, these resources help students move beyond reading and become active participants in the stories they explore.
Through a combination of high-quality videos, lesson sequences and practical classroom activities, students discover how characters, settings and narratives can be transformed into engaging performances. Resources such as From Page to Stage and Too Many Cheeky Dogs use award-winning Australian texts to build reading comprehension, communication and cultural understanding, while Fairy Tale Dance provides a behind-the-scenes look at professional theatre-making and choreography through Queensland Ballet’s production of Little Red Riding Hood.
Teachers are supported with ready-to-use lesson plans, performance strategies, creative prompts and inclusive resources, including Auslan-supported content. Students develop confidence, collaboration and self-expression while strengthening literacy skills in meaningful ways.
Aligned to The Australian Curriculum: English, Drama and Dance, Story Corner offers busy teachers an inspiring, cross-curricular collection that makes storytelling immersive, accessible and unforgettable.
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6 x 45 minute lessonsYears 1-6Turn a book into a performance and use Drama to support comprehension. This resource is based on the book Go Home, Cheeky Animals! but you can substitute with any narrative text you prefer.
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4 x 45 minute lessons
Fairy Tale Dance
Years 1-10, SecondaryThis resource introduces students to Queensland Ballet's Little Red Riding Hood production and invites them backstage to meet the production team. The lesson series combines literacy and movement, and supports students to create their own movement based interpretation of a fairy tale. -
9 x 45 minute lessons
Too Many Cheeky Dogs
Years 1-6Take your students through a journey of discovering the world behind the wonderful Australian childrens’ book “Too Many Cheeky Dogs”. Using process drama, step inside the very pages of the book and explore the colourful characters, animals and landscapes of the Australian outback.