Definition
In a group, the children create a three-dimensional photograph or ‘frozen scene’ from a sequence or narrative with their bodies. As the rest of the class watches, either the lead adult or another child gently taps a ‘frozen’ child, bringing them to life, and ‘interviews’ them to ask them questions. The unfrozen child answers in-role to share their thoughts, feelings and science knowledge.
Purpose
- To encourage visualisation of a scene
- To prepare to write character descriptions
- To empathise with characters
- To practise explaining (For example a science concept, historical details or geographical information)
Example
In science, children, in a small group, might be asked to create a freeze frame of a human mouth to show their understanding of the purpose of different teeth. One child might create a crouched shape and be a molar, whilst another child may sit cross legged positioning their clasped hands above their head to be an incisor, another child might lie down to be the tongue. The lead adult may then tap one of them gently on the shoulder to bring them to life and ask: ‘What are you and what do you do?’
