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Practical, ready-to-use drama resources for teachers, early years educators and drama leaders: short plays, games, mime, workshops and inquiry-led drama.
Free Aesop’s Fables Play Scripts — Get Your Free Book
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Explore Free Drama Resources
Start with the type of resource you need. These collections bring together related Drama Start material so you can move easily from one activity to the next.
Free Children’s Play Scripts
Short plays based on fables, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, myths, legends and seasonal stories.
Drama Games for Children
Warm-ups, movement games, improvisation, mime and seasonal drama activities.
Mime Ideas for Kids
Mime games, one-minute and two-minute challenges, occupational mime and complete performance ideas.
Drama Workshops
Practical workshop plans using stories, movement, role play and creative drama.
Inquiry-Led Drama
Open-ended drama that begins with children’s questions, discoveries and ideas.
Aesop’s Fables on Stage
Explore short Aesop play scripts and related drama resources for primary-age children.
Preschool Drama
Games, puppets, movement, sound and story inquiries for ages 3–5, with simple starting points and materials.
Social and Emotional Drama
Activities exploring feelings, friendship, empathy and belonging through stories, role play and imaginative movement.
Halloween Drama
Choose Halloween games, short plays and imaginative workshops for your group.
Christmas Drama
Find Christmas games, short plays and festive workshop ideas in one collection.
Drama Start Books
If you enjoy the free resources, the Drama Start books bring together larger collections of short plays, drama games, movement, fairy tales, fables and creative drama activities.
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