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 9- CHARACTERS
AIM
To learn the
names, and be
familiar with the
three main
characters in the
play.
WORKSHEET 1
Give the children WORKSHEET 1 and get them to look at the pictures of the
characters. Play TRACK 9 and get the children to point to the character they think
is talking. Cut out the words and names in APPENDIX 1. Give one set to each
group/table of children. Get the children to find the names of the characters and
fill in the missing letters on their worksheets.
AIM
To be familiar with
the vocabulary
used in the play
WORKSHEET 1
Now they can match up the rest of the words from APPENDIX 1 with the pictures
on WORKSHEET 1, filling in the missing letters. When they have finished go through
the objects and ensure that they know how to pronounce them.
GAME
Now in their groups/table they can play a game of “Happy Families”. They need
to cut out all the pictures on WORKSHEET 1 and put them face down on the table
and mix them all up. Then, each child takes 9 cards and keeps them hidden from
the rest of the group. Depending on their level, they need to go round, taking
turns, each asking another child in the group. For example: “Maria, do you have a
sandwich please?”. If the reply is yes, they must pass it over. If they cannot
complete the sentence, they can just use the word; “sandwich”. The game
continues until the first child completes a full set of the 9 different cards. There is a
word search in APPENDIX 2 if you want to reinforce the vocabulary further.
AIM
To tell the time in
English
WORKSHEET 2
Ensure that they children know how to tell the time for times “on the hour” ( 1
o’clock, 3 o’clock etc). You can develop this to include half/quarter past if you
want.
TRACK 10
THE EVERYDAY
SONG
AIM
To understand and
learn “The
Everyday Song”
WORKSHEET 3
Ensure that the children understand the 3 categories, “School”, “Lunch” and
“Play”. They must either draw or write nouns and verbs which they think fit into
each category.
TRACK 10-THE EVERYDAY SONG
Listen and sing-a-long!
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NANO- TEACHER’S NOTES & LYRICS
TRACK 11
THE RAINBOW
SONG
AIM
To understand and
learn “The
Rainbow Song”
TRACK 12
NANOLAND
AIM
To listen to the
“Nanoland” song
WORKSHEET 4
TRACK 11-THE RAINBOW SONG
The children can colour in the boxes in the order they hear them in the song and
then sing-a-long!
TRACK 12-NANOLAND
Listen to the song and sing-a-long. You can play a game where every time the
following words are heard the children have to do an action:
ME - Point to themselves, YOU - Point to another person, BLUE - Touch something
blue, RED – Touch something red, YES- Nod head, NO- Shake head
They can also colour in the picture of Nano in WORKSHEET 5
TRACK 9 – NANO – CHARACTERS
TRACK 11– NANO – THE RAINBOW SONG
Hello, my name is Miss Julia
Hello my name is Nano
Hello my name is Anna
Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange
and blue
I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too.
TRACK 10 – NANO – THE EVERYDAY SONG
TRACK 12 – NANO – NANOLAND
I go to school everyday
I go to school everyday
I go to school
I go to school
I go to school everyday
Come on,
Let’s go
Come on,
Let’s go
Come on,
Let’s go
To Nanoland (X2)
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…
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
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Come on,
Let’s go
Come on,
Let’s go
Come on,
Let’s go
To Nanoland
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
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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
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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…
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TRACK 9 - CHARACTERS
NANO
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WORKSHEET
1
WORKSHEET
2
NANO
9 O’CLOCK
2 O’CLOCK
5 O’CLOCK
HALF PAST 2
HALF PAST 6
QUARTER PAST 12
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SCHOOL
FOOTBALL
APPLE
LUNCH
GLUE
WORKSHEET
3
NANO
TRACK 10 - THE EVERYDAY SONG
PENCIL
PLAY
SKIPPING ROPE
BOOK
SCOOTER
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BANANA
SANDWICH
TRACK 11- THE RAINBOW SONG
NANO
RED
AND
YELLOW
AND
PINK
AND
BLUE
AND
PURPLE
AND
ORANGE
AND
GREEN
SING A RAINBOW TOO
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WORKSHEET
4
TRACK 12 -NANOLAND
NANO
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WORKSHEET
5
NANO
DRAW A PICTURE OF THE SHOW
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POST SHOW ACTIVITY
BANANA
SANDWICH
GLUE
PENCIL
CHAIR
APPLE
CLOCK
BOOK
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NANO
ANNA
MISS
JULIA
NANO – APPENDIX 1
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 APPLE
 GLUE
 APPLE
 CLOCK
 GLUE
 BOOK
 BANANA
 PENCIL
 BOOK
 CHAIR
 BANANA
 SANDWICH
 CHAIR
 CLOCK
 PENCIL
 SANDWICH
NANO - APPENDIX 2