Recommended texts for classroom drama aged 7-12 include the following books, although objects photos and poetry can work just as well.
Picture Books
The Silver Sword by Ian Serrailler 5th/6th
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively 5th /6th
The Sea Monster by Chris Wormell
The Arrival by Shaun Tan 5th/6th
The Island by A. Gruder 5th/6th
The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry. Illust. by PJ Lynch 3/4/5/6
The Long March by Marie Louise Fitzpatrick 4/5/6
When Jessie came across the Sea by Amy Hest
The Green Children by Kevin Crossley Holland 3/4/5/6th
The Dolphin Boy 3/4/5
The Littel Match Girl ( story)
Young people's novels
Holes by Louis Sachar 5th/6th (boys in particular)
A series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket 4/5/6th
The Ruby Ring by Yvonne MacGrory4/5/6th
The Blue Horse by Marita Conlon McKenna 4/5/6th
Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten by Bob Graham
Private and Confidential by Marion Ripley 4/5/6th
The Watertower by Gary Crew 4/5/6th
Blodin the Beast by Michael Morpurgo
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo 5/6th
The Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo 4/5/6th
Blue John by Berlie Doherty
The Garden by Gary Blythe
Mr Bear and the Bear by Ruth Brown
The Birdman by Melvin Burgess
The Voyage on the Great Titanic: The diary of Margaret Ann Brady by Ellen Emerson White 4/5/6th
Matilda by Roald Dahl 3/4/5/6th
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty ( 1916) 6th
No Peace for Amelia by Siobhan Parkinson ( a girl's experience in 1916) 5/6th
StarDancer by Morgan Llywelyn ( love of horses) 4/5/6th
