Radio Play
Children Create Their Radio Play
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Learning outcomes
Competencies
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Target group 5 years and up
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Required materials
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Description of the activity (step by step)
Preparation:
The teacher asks the children if they know what a radio play is. The teacher introduces the basic characteristics of a radio play, which is based on listening and auditory perception. The children listen to an example of a radio play.
Implementation:
Using handmade puppets, the children perform a well-known fairy tale. The teacher encourages the children to think about what could be added to the storytelling so that the fairy tale can be recorded and later listened to as a radio play.
The children or the teacher suggest sounds for individual animals and music for the beginning and end of the play. The teacher encourages the children to experiment with and find sounds that represent the animals in the story. Sounds are performed or played live (by children or adults). The group agrees on who will be the narrator and who will perform the individual sounds.
They create the story or play and record it. Afterwards, they listen to the recording together.
Reflection:
The teacher encourages reflection by asking:
- Did you like the recorded play?
- What did you like most?
- How did you feel while telling the story or performing?
- What was the most difficult?
Variations and additional ideas
Children can create well-known fairy tales or invent their own stories.
Background information and didactical perspective
This activity introduces children to audio storytelling by focusing on listening, voice, and sound. By creating a radio play, children practise independent narration, cooperation, and creative sound design. Recording and listening to the play supports reflection and helps children understand how stories can be conveyed through sound alone, strengthening early media literacy and expressive skills.
Experience from kindergartens
The children presented the recording to peers from other groups and to parents at a parent meeting. The radio play was also submitted to a competition within the project Encouraging Friendship, allowing the children to present their work beyond their own kindergarten.