A drama learning opportunity that focuses on the movement concept of directions (20 minutes) Warm Up (2-3 minutes): Start by having the children stand in a circle. Explain to them that they are going to warm up their bodies and practice moving in different directions. Begin with simple movements, such as marching in place, jogging, or jumping jacks. Encourage the children to move their arms and legs as they warm up. After a few minutes, introduce a game of “Simon Says” to reinforce the different directions of movement. Give the children instructions to move forward, backward, and sideways. For Read More …
Category: Animal Stories
A Movement Story that focuses on the movement concept of different levels (high, medium, low)
Movement Story that focuses on the movement concept of different levels (high, medium, low) Once upon a time, there were three best friends: a rabbit named Rosie, a snake named Sammy, and a giraffe named Gina. They loved to explore their world and go on adventures together. One sunny day, they decided to go on a hike in the nearby mountains. (Low) As they climbed up the steep path, Rosie hopped ahead on the rocks and pebbles, leading the way. Sammy slithered up behind, weaving through the grass and shrubs, while Gina gracefully stretched her long neck up high to Read More …
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The Lion and the Mouse – A play for children
Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. Characters: Three Storytellers, Lion, Mouse, Elephants, Giraffes, Snake/s, Owls. You can have as many elephants, giraffes, snakes and owls as you want. (Stage Directions: all the animals are in a semi-circle on the stage; they are grouped according to their animal type. Storytellers can be placed on the right or the left of the stage.) Storyteller 1: One hot day Read More …
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The Hare and the Tortoise – A Drama Learning Opportunity for Children
Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. Each child finds a space and sits down. Each child or a group of children are assigned a specific word and a corresponding action. The narrator/teacher reads the story aloud, and when the children hear their word, they must jump up and do their actions. The words are in bold to assist the teacher. Movement: Action. Boast/boastful/boasting: Stand up straight and Read More …
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Drama Workshop for Young Children based on the Three Little Pigs
Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. The Three Little Pigs (Drama Workshop) Each child finds a space and sits down. Each child or a group of children are assigned a specific word and a corresponding action. The narrator/teacher reads the story aloud and when the children hear their word they must jump up and do their actions. The words are in bold to assist the teacher/narrator. Movement: Action/sound. Read More …
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A drama workshop for young children – Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. This Goldilocks and the Three Bears workshop is from “Drama Workshops for Young Children” by Julie Meighan. This book contains 10 drama workshops for young children. These fun-to-use and easy-to-follow workshops are designed for children between the ages of 3 and 7. The workshops are based on children’s stories. Each story is introduced at the beginning of each workshop through a movement Read More …
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The Fox and the Crow – A Five Minute Play for Chldren
If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. Get Jingle Bells and Drama Spells: 40 Christmas drama games, 8 Christmas interactive stories and 7 Christmas plays. Click here. Characters: Three storytellers, fox, crow, mice, dogs, cows, horses. You can have as many mice, dogs, cows and horses as you wish. Storyteller 1: One day a crow was out searching for some food. (Crow is flying around the stage looking for food.) Storyteller 2: She came across a nice piece of cheese. (She stops as she Read More …
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The Monkey and the Jealous Camel – A 5 minute play
The Monkey and the Jealous Camel Characters: Three storytellers, Monkey, Giraffe, Lion, Kangaroo, Crocodile, Penguin, Monkey, Camel, Frog, Pig, Squirrel, Ant. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time a long time ago. Storyteller 2: All the animals in the world decided to have a big party to celebrate the midsummer. Storyteller 3: It was a midsummer party and all the animals in the world were going. Storyteller 1: From the tiniest ant to the enormous elephant. Storyteller 2: The animals arrived Two by two. (Everyone sings the animals arrived two by two hurrah hurrah.) Storyteller 3: Eventually, all the animals had Read More …
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff -A Movement Story
Each child finds a space and sits down. Each child or a group of children are assigned a specific word and a corresponding action. The narrator/teacher reads the story aloud, and when the children hear their word, they must jump up and do their actions. The words are in bold to assist the teacher. Movement: Action. Billy goats gruff: Move like a goat and say triplet trip. Bridge: Two children face each other; they place their arms over their heads and link their fingers together. Troll: Roar and make an ugly face. Smallest: Make your body as small as you Read More …
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Aesop’s Fables
About Aesop: Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller who was is believed to have lived around 500 B.C. He was a Phrygian slave. He was owned by two different masters before gaining his freedom due to his intelligence. He went from place to place telling his fables to the masses however it is also widely believed that he did not write most of them, he just collected them. Aesop’s fables were used to offer advice to their audience. He supposedly met his death by being thrown a cliff at Delphi for being ugly and deformed. Over the centuries Aesop’s fables Read More …
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears – A simple five minute play script for young children
Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. Characters: Three storytellers, Goldilocks, three bears, three bowls, three chairs, three beds. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time, there were three bears who lived in a little house in the woods. Storyteller 2: There was Daddy Bear, there was Mummy Bear and there was Baby Bear. Storyteller 3: One fine day, they decided to go for a walk. Daddy Bear: What Read More …
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Androcles and the Lion – A five minute playscript for children
Androcles and the Lion – A five minute playscript for children Characters: Two storytellers, Androcles, Lion, Emperor, three slaves, three roman guards and as many spectators as you wish. Storyteller 1: A long, long time ago when the Romans ruled the world.Storyteller 2: There lived a slave called Androcles.(Androcles walks on the stage and addresses the audience.)Androcles: Hello everyone, I’m Androcles. I’m a slave. Life is not so good when you are a slave. I work hard and I’m always hungry. (He mimes digging and he wipes his brow.)(Enter slaves and guards. The slaves mime doing manual jobs while the Read More …
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The 🐸 Prince – A five minute Playscript for children.
Characters: Two storytellers, Princess, King, Frog. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess. Storyteller 2: She was very vain and selfish. Princess: I’m so beautiful. I can’t wear this dress I need a new one. It’s my birthday today I wonder what my father. The king got me. King: Happy Birthday Princess. I’ve got a wonderful present for you. (She opens the present) Princess: It’s a ball. King: Not just any old ball. It is a ball made of gold. I got it specially made for you. There isn’t another ball like it in the Read More …
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The Four Friends and the Hunter – 5 minute play based on the Panchatantra story.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-meighan1/episodes/The-Four-Friends-and-the-Hunter-e2fumb0 About the Panchatantra:The Panchatantra is one of the world’s oldest books and even today it remains one of the most popular works of literature. It originated in India and was initially written in the Indian languages of Sanskrit and Pali. It is a collection of stories with morals that aim to help people to succeed in life. It is believed to have been written around 300 B.C by Vishnu Sharma. The Panchatantra has been translated into fifty languages and there are over two hundred different versions available. Background to the Panchatantra:The legend behind the Panchatantra is there once lived Read More …
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The Gruffalo – Drama Workshop
The Gruffalo drama workshop from Julie Meighan
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The Hare and the Tortoise – A play for children
Characters: Three storytellers, hare, tortoise, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, bears and an eagle. (Stage Directions: The three storytellers are on the left hand side of the stage and the tortoise is moving around the stage in slow motion.) Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there lived a tortoise. Storyteller: 2: He liked to go for a leisurely stroll by the edge of a big forest. Storyteller 3: One day a hare came bounding up towards him. (Hare comes running on the stage.) Hare: (He pushes the tortoise out of the way and nearly knocks him over.) Out of my way you Read More …
