In this activity your team is going to read a play called Kea Magic. Try to make it sound as interesting and realistic as you can. You don’t have to do any acting unless you want to.

The play is about trying to keep a kea safe by making it invisible. But being invisible turns out to be not much fun.
So then they have to think of a way to make it visible again.

Here are the copies of the play. [Student1] is Kea, [Student 2] is Grandma, [Student 3] is Fantail and [Student 4] is Tui.
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Give each student a copy of the play. Allocate the parts.

First practise reading the play together.
Remain with the group to help with any words.

Now talk about how to make it sound really good. Think of ways to use your voices to make the play seem real. After you’ve practised it twice you will do it again for a special recording on the video. You can stand and move around if you want.
Withdraw from the group. Allow time to practise the play twice.

Now it’s time to do your best performance of the play.
Wave ‘Special Performance’ card.