NANO-TEACHER ’ S NOTES

1. NANO-TEACHER’S NOTES SYNOPSIS Nano is the story af an alien who comes to planet earth to find out all about humans. He’s fascinated by everything but doesn’t understand how things work, or what they’re called. Then, he meets Anna, she decides to teach him about her school day. Nano is very confused as everything is so different to where he’s from. As the confusion mounts he decides to take Anna to Nanoland so she can see for herself how different things are. There she sees that everything is the other way round: “No” means “yes”, “red” is “blue” and “blue” is “red”. The play touches on the topic of diversity, to show the children that the way they know isn’t the only way. That people from different places may do things differently. TRACK 9 CHARACTERS TRACK 10 THE EVERYDAY SONG www.bluemangotheatre.com

2. NANO- TEACHER’S NOTES & LYRICS TRACK 11 THE RAINBOW SONG TRACK 12 NANOLAND TRACK 11– NANO – THE RAINBOW SONG Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blueI can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too. TRACK 9 – NANO – CHARACTERS Hello, my name is Miss Julia Hello my name is Nano Hello my name is Anna Come on, Let’s go Come on, Let’s go Come on, Let’s go To Nanoland (X2) You and me Me and you No is yes And yes is no (X2) In Nanoland Come on, Let’s go Come on, Let’s go Come on, Let’s go To Nanoland You and me Me and you Blue is red And red is blue(X2) In Nanoland Come on, Let’s go Come on, Let’s go Come on, Let’s go To Nanoland TRACK 10 – NANO – THE EVERYDAY SONG I go to school everyday I go to school everyday I go to school I go to school I go to school everyday Singing ai ai yipee yipee ai… I eat lunch everyday I eat lunch everyday I eat lunch I eat lunch I eat lunch everyday Singing ai ai yipee yipee ai… I go and play everyday I go and play everyday I go and play I go and play I go and play everyday Singing ai ai yipee yipee ai… TRACK 12 – NANO – NANOLAND www.bluemangotheatre.com

3. NANO- TEACHER’S NOTES – TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES • TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHOWS FOR BIG GROUPS • A clear space of 3m x 4m. If there is a stage, the stage must be no more than 1m high. The space must be empty of furniture/children when the actors arrive. • A small table. • 4 x chairs (adult sized) • 2 x plug sockets in the performance space for the sound and light equipment. • General lighting. • The actors need 1 hour to set up the lights, music and sound, and 45 minutes to set down. • GUIDELINES FOR A SUCCESSFUL SHOW • In order for the children to enjoy and follow the play performed in another language, we recommend the following guidelines: • Ensure that the students have done at least some preparation from the Workpack, so that they know who the characters are and are familiar with the story. • To avoid distraction, limit the number of times teachers or students need to enter/leave the room during the performance. • The students will be asked to be quiet and listen in some moments and asked to participate in others. Please ask all teachers/monitors/parents present during the session to encourage the students to be a good audience and respect the actors. • Turn off all mobile phones. • No eating or drinking. N.B We’ve included a section of the script for your reference and a poster which you can fill in and display in your school, library or cultural centre www.bluemangotheatre.com

4. NANO - TEACHER’S NOTES – SCRIPT ANNA Hello! My name is Anna. What's my name? AUDIENCE Anna ANNA This is my school. I like school. Do you like school? Is school good or bad? What’s this? AUDIENCE A chair ANNA What’s this? AUDIENCE A book ANNA What’s this? AUDIENCE An alien ANNA An alien, imagine meeting an alien!!! (Exit Anna, enter Nano) NANO Err err (sounds like "hello") (Exit Nano, enter Anna) ANNA What was that noise? AUDIENCE An alien! ANNA What? An alien? (Enter Nano) ANNA Are you an alien? Are you from an alien planet? My name is..... AUDIENCE Anna ANNA What's your name? NANO Sljdhfhfmbckdhgciksduh Nano Nano Nano ANNA My name’s Anna. What’s your name? NANO Anna ANNA And your name is….. NANO JFUYIUKHBGkug.kgiyutdhgc,jhf Nano Nano ANNA Nano, your name is Nano NANO Na-no, name is Nano, my name is Nano, my name is Nano, my name is Nano ANNA Hello, pleased to meet. He doesn't speak English. Do you speak English? AUDIENCE Yes NANO Ah! English, beep beep beep, Bonjour Je parle Francais ANNA Is that English? AUDIENCE No NANO Beep beep beep. Yo hablo Castillano ANNA Is that English? AUDIENCE No NANO Puc parla Catala ANNA What's that? AUDIENCE Catalan NANO Hello? Hello? I speak English! ANNA Yes! Where do you come from? NANO I come from Nanoland www.bluemangotheatre.com

5. NANO - TEACHER’S NOTES – SCRIPT ANNA And why are you here? NANO I want to learn all about your planet ANNA OK NANO What do you do now? ANNA What time is it? AUDIENCE 9 o'clock. ANNA At 9 o'clock I go to school, I go to school everyday SONG I go to school every day, I go to school every day I go to school , I go to school , I go to school every day Singing ay-yay yippy yippy yay ANNA So Nano, this is my school. Look, this is a … AUDIENCE Book ANNA This is a ...? AUDIENCE Chair ANNA This is a ...? AUDIENCE Clock ANNA That is glue. NANO This is a ...book. It's a blue book ANNA Is it blue? AUDIENCE No, it’s red NANO This is a blue book ANNA Yes NANO This is a....chair, this is a ...clock and this is...glue.Blue glue on my shoe. Red bed on my head! What's this? AUDIENCE Cat NANO And a .... AUDIENCE Hat (Nano puts the cat on his head and strokes the hat) ANNA No! You wear a hat and stroke a cat NANO What do you do now at school? Swim? ANNA Swim? No, there's no water NANO Football? ANNA Football? Here? No. This is what we do at school. We get out our book, everyone put your hands like a book, and we write. NANO Ah write ANNA Nano shhhhhhh, everybody shhhhhhhhhhhhhh. At school we sometimes… NANO SING-la la la la la la (dancing about) Yes? ANNA Yes, we sing with Miss Julia NANO Who is Miss Julia? ANNA Miss Julia is our teacher. Oops, Miss Julia is coming now. Quick come on you have to sit down… www.bluemangotheatre.com

6. TRACK 9 - CHARACTERS NANO WORKSHEET 1 MI__ JU__A _NN_ N_N_ AP__E _OO_ C__I_ _E_CI_ G_U_ _A_A_A SC__OL B__ S_N_W___ C_O__ www.bluemangotheatre.com

7. NANO WORKSHEET 2 9 O’CLOCK 2 O’CLOCK 5 O’CLOCK HALF PAST 2 HALF PAST 6 QUARTER PAST 12 www.bluemangotheatre.com

8. NANO WORKSHEET 3 TRACK 10 - THE EVERYDAY SONG FOOTBALL GLUE PENCIL SKIPPING ROPE BANANA APPLE BOOK SCOOTER SANDWICH www.bluemangotheatre.com

9. NANO WORKSHEET 4 TRACK 11- THE RAINBOW SONG RED AND YELLOW AND PINK AND BLUE AND PURPLE AND ORANGE AND GREEN SING A RAINBOW I CAN SING A RAINBOW SING A RAINBOW TOO www.bluemangotheatre.com

10. TRACK 12 -NANOLAND WORKSHEET 5 NANO www.bluemangotheatre.com

11. NANO POST SHOW ACTIVITY www.bluemangotheatre.com DRAW A PICTURE OF THE SHOW

12. NANO – APPENDIX 1 www.bluemangotheatre.com

13. NANO - APPENDIX 2 • CHAIR • BOOK • GLUE • BANANA • APPLE • SANDWICH • PENCIL • CLOCK • CHAIR • BOOK • GLUE • BANANA • APPLE • SANDWICH • PENCIL • CLOCK www.bluemangotheatre.com