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. Christmas Movement Story Christmas Drama Games Christmas Drama Workshop Get Jingle Bells and Drama Spells: 40 Christmas drama games, 8 Christmas interactive stories and 7 Christmas plays. Click here. Christmas Drama Games for Children Game: If I Could Be a Christmas Toy… Age: 3 years + Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources needed: Clear space. Benefits: This game stimulates creativity. It Read More …
Category: Drama Activities for children
The Magical Music Shop -A Movement Story
The Magical Music Shop -A Movement Story Resources needed: Clear space, triangle and pictures of different types of instruments (optional). Introduction: Tell the children they are going to participate in a movement story about a magical music shop. Show them pictures of different type of instruments. Discuss different kind of musical instrument families. Brass instruments are made of brass or another metal and they make sound when air is blown into them. The instruments in the brass family include trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horn, cornet, and bugle. Percussion instruments usually make sound when they are hit or shaken. The instruments Read More …
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Movement Activities for Children that focus on Coordination (Drama Games)
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 following movement activities promote the following types of coordination skills: Gross motor coordination: This type of coordination is the movement of arms, legs and body that allows children to walk, run, jump, throw kick and twist. Fine motor coordination: This type of coordination allows children toperform tasks that require precision. Activities that require children to manipulate small objects will improve their fine Read More …
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The Buddha and the Angry Man – A play to help children handle insults
The Buddha and the Angry Man (How to handle an insult) Characters: Storyteller, Buddha, Angry Man. Storyteller: One day, the Buddha was walking from village to village to spread love and compassionate. (He walks slowly, looking around taking in the wonders of his surroundings.) Buddha: What a lovely, sunny day it is for a walk. (Suddenly, an angry man runs towards him, waving his fists.) Angry Man: Who do you think you are? Buddha: Whatever is the matter? Angry Man: You that’s what is the matter, you walk around, thinking you know everything to teach goodness and love. You are Read More …
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The Money Pig – A Play based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Characters: One storyteller, Doll, Teddy Bear, Train Set, Colouring Pencil, Toy Car, Money Pig, Aeroplane, Mother. Storyteller: Once upon a time, there was a nursery that had lots of toys. There was a doll, teddy bear, a toy car, colouring pencil, aeroplane and even a train set. Doll: Look, at how beautiful I am. (Admires herself in the mirror.) Teddy Bear: (Sings the lyrics and does the actions.) Teddy bear, teddy bear, Turn around! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Touch the ground! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Jump up high! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Touch the sky! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Bend 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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St Patrick’s Day Drama Activities
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. St Patrick’s Day Drama Activities Game: Rainbow Age: 4 years+ Minimum number of participants: 7 Resources needed: Clear space and a chair for each student – if you do not have chairs you can use sheets of paper or cushions. Other Benefits: This is a well-known game which can also be used very effectively as a listening game or an observation game. 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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The Tortoise and the Eagle ~ A five minute play script for children
Characters: Two storytellers, tortoise, eagle, snail, squirrel, rabbit, crow, dove, robin. Storyteller 1: There once was a tortoise that lived in a wood. Storyteller 2: He was never happy. Tortoise: I’m so bored. All I do all day is plod along. If only I could fly like the birds up in the sky. (Birds come on stage and fly around. The tortoise looks at them with envy.) Snail: Tortoise, why are you never happy. You have lots of things to be grateful for. Tortoise: Like what? Snail: You have a big hard shell. Squirrel: You have lots of friends in 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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Therapeutic Writing-Stories
Basics: • Everyone has learnt a lesson for a story. • A story is metaphorical when used to communicate something more than the events itself. • Symbols are the smallest units of metaphor. • The story is a metaphor for the ideas it expresses. • The Importance of fantasy. The Importance of Fantasy: Fantasy is the inner world of the child. Two types of play: • Imitative – follow the leader, cook like a mother • Fantasy or symbolic play – a chair becomes a rocket. How therapeutic stories can help with coping methods Options about what to do when 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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Drama based on the Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Watch Michael Rosen perform the Bear Hunt. Ask the children what do they know about bears. Here are 10 fun facts about bears. There are eight species of bear: American black, polar, giant panda, Asiatic black, sloth bears, sun bears, spectacled bears and brown bears. Bears are mammals. What other mammals do you know? Bears can run at speeds up to 45km per hour A male bear is known as a boar and a female is known as a sow. What other animals are known as boar and a sow? Unlike many mammals, bears see in colour. Grizzly bears can Read More …
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Action Songs and Poetry for preschoolers.
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow When all the cows were sleeping and the sun had gone to bed Up jumped the scarecrow and this is what he said “I’m a dingle dangle scarecrow with a flippy floppy hat, I can shake my hands like this and shake my feet like that. When all the hens were rousting and the moon behind a cloud, Up jumped the scarecrow and shouted very loud “I’m a dingle dangle scarecrow with a flippy floppy hat, I can shake my hands like this and shake my feet like that. Do Your Ears Hang Low? Do your Read More …
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Rhyming Tales – The Lion and the Mouse
Rhyming TalesThe following poem can be used in a variety of ways: The practionner could read it at story time or the children could act out or mime the different parts for fun or in front of an audience. They could also be recited. Each child could learn four lines each and they could recite it as a choral piece. These stories help children with their vocal expression and give them an understanding of rhythm. The Lion and the Mouse There was a lion who lived in a cave.He was extremely big and terribly brave.The lion was not frightened of Read More …
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The Nutcracker – A Playscript for children
Christmas Movement Story Christmas Drama Games Christmas Drama Workshop Characters: Two Storytellers, Clara, Godfather, Nutcracker Toy, Three Mice, Mouse King, Six Soldiers, Sugarplum Fairy, Arabian Princesses, Chinese Tea Dancers and Flower Ballerinas. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there lived a girl called Clara. It was Christmas Eve. Clara: (looks out the window) It is snowing. It is dazzling white except for that golden light coming from my house. Storyteller 2: Her parents were having a Christmas Eve party. (Clara’s godfather walks in and greets everyone.) Godfather: Merry Christmas, Clara. (He gives Clara a hug and a large Christmas present.) Read More …
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More Fun Movement Games for Children
Game: Call and Response Age: 4 years + Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources: Clear space Other Benefits: Creativity, focus, listening. Instructions: Everyone sits in a circle. The teacher starts the activity by making a simple clapping rhythm. The rest of the circle repeats the rhythm. The child who is sitting next to the teacher takes a turn at making a simple clapping rhythm and the rest of the group copies it. When the group has got comfortable with the call and response technique the game can become a little more complicated. Each child must add on to the clapping Read More …
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The Monkey and the Crocodile – A playscript 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, the crocodile, the crocodile’s wife and the monkey. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there lived a crocodile that lived in the river Ganges in India. (Crocodile enters stage swimming slowly.) Storyteller 2: On both sides of the Ganges there were large music fruit trees. Storyteller 3: A monkey lived in one of the trees. He ate fruit all Read More …
