Don't Forget Grandma Level 6-8

Don't Forget Grandma is a lively and humorous play for four characters, centred around preparations for Grandma's visit. The simple narrative provides a delightful introduction to drama and its conventions, including character lists, coloured dialogue, and stage directions. Through engaging dialogue and action, the children in the play navigate their chores with plenty of excitement, reinforced by visual humour and subplots involving a mischievous spider and curious cat. The text supports students in identifying steps in a process and summarising key ideas. With repeated phrases, contractions, and a range of initial consonant blends, this play reinforces phonics and fluency skills. The interactive format makes it an excellent choice for performance and developing expressive reading.

Educational Benefits:

• Introduces students to drama structure and conventions
• Builds fluency and confidence through expressive reading
• Enhances comprehension by sequencing steps and summarising action
• Reinforces phonics with blends, contractions, and compound words

Classroom Ideas:

• Perform the play in small groups to build confidence in speaking
• Discuss visual subplots and illustrate alternative scenes
• Identify and role-play the humour and character interactions
• Use as a model to write simple plays about family events

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 5+
• Book dimensions: 210mm x 199mm
• Printed on non-toxic, classroom-safe materials
• Encourages collaborative learning and expressive reading