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'A Slap of the Hand - Hereford Cattle Market' Teachers Pack

The Teacher’s Pack is a series of ideas for drama using anecdotes and stories from Herefordshire Lore's book 'A Slap of the Hand: The History of Hereford Market' suitable for Primary aged children.

The Teacher’s Pack is in three sections of themed stories, memories, anecdotes and is availble for downloading in PDF format.

Audio files of the stories and anecdotes are also available to download or listen to online , so the authentic voices can be heard.

1 - Hereford Cattle Market Tales

2 - The Characters of the Market

3 - Auction Stories

Following each story there are suggestions for starting points for drama for Primary school teachers to facilitate with Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils.

The drama ideas are simple to follow and facilitate; specialist knowledge is not required. Drama has been used as a tool to bring the stories and memories alive.

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PDF Downloads:

Section 1 Market Tales

Print Version (5MB) Screen Version (1.5MB)

Section 2 Characters

Print Version (1.2MB) Screen Version (1MB)

Section 3 Auction Stories

Print Version (2.6MB) Screen Version (1.4MB)

You will need the free Adobe Acobat Reader to view these downloads.

Audio Files Download:

All audio files in mp3 format zipped (12MB) This needs to be unzipped before being used.

Audio Files Listen online:

Listen to all audio files in mp3 format online (Flash Player is required go to www.adobe.com to dowload the latest version)

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