Popular KS1 Workshops

Now in our 30th year, we’re proud to have worked with over 6,000 schools across the UK, delivering curriculum-linked KS1 workshops that bring learning to life through drama. With over 150 unique sessions in our repertoire, some topics have truly captured imaginations and become long-standing favourites with pupils and teachers alike.

Greet the inspiring Florence Nightingale, step back in time to meet an eye witness to the Great Fire of London, or join our globetrotting Earth Explorer on an epic tour of 7 continents and 5 oceans. These workshops combine storytelling, movement and role-play to ignite imaginations and embed learning.

Browse our most popular KS1 workshops below.

The children were all incredibly engaged in all aspects of the workshop and learned so much. They have recalled their learning everyday with excitement since and will tell anyone who will listen.

Gabi Rowbottom, Birdwell School Academy after our Great Fire of London workshop

Facilitator in role as Mary Seacole during Freshwater Theatre Company's Primary School Black History workshops.
History (KS1)

Mary Seacole

Explore the life of Mary Seacole including her childhood in Jamaica, travels around the world and her contributions to nursing.

Science (KS1, KS2)

Science Machine

The professor's Science Machine is in grave danger of imploding. Can the children help to save it?!

History (KS1, KS2)

The Quest for… Guy Fawkes

Join our Time Traveller on an interactive journey back to 1605

A Freshwater Theatre Company facilitator in role as a stern Victorian school-teacher in our KS1 and KS2 Victorian School workshop.
History (KS1, KS2)

Victorian Schooldays

Transport your classroom back to 1899 and give your children a lesson they won’t forget in this Victorian Schools workshop.

Geography (KS1)

Weather and Seasons

From the blistering heat of the Sahara desert to the bitter chill of Antarctica, experience a range of climates, categorise weather patterns and simulate seasons on the Earth Explorer’s latest transatlantic trek