Category: Drama for children

Explore homelessness with teens through two drama activities. Use an imagined bag and a doorway scene to examine assumptions, dignity and access to support.

Try five social media scenarios for teens about group chats, screenshots, photo sharing and online pressure. No phones needed for these drama activities.

Explore Aistear Identity and Belonging through eight inclusive All About Me, family and community drama activities for preschoolers aged 3–6.

Ten simple process-led drama activities for two-year-olds using movement, imagination, imitation and child-led play.

This Very Hungry Caterpillar drama workshop, inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, is a playful starting point for drama with very young children. For children aged two to three, the aim is not to act out the story correctly. Instead, the book becomes a starting point for…

Explore free mime ideas for kids, including mime games, one-minute and two-minute solo mimes, occupational mime, workshops and mime plays.

Explore the possible meaning of Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, then turn the nursery rhyme into an open-ended drama inquiry using mime, role play and teacher-in-role.

Practical drama books for teachers, early years educators and drama leaders, including short plays, fairytales, movement and imaginative drama for children.

Explore Drama Start: Exploring Emotions on Amazon   Introduction In a world increasingly focused on academic achievement and standardized testing, the profound importance of play in a child’s development often gets overlooked. Yet, for centuries, play has been recognized as a fundamental aspect of childhood, a natural and essential pathway…

Ten fun summer camp drama activities for children using movement, mime, improvisation, storytelling and teamwork, with little or no equipment needed.

Take children on an imaginative jungle adventure drama workshop, using movement, sounds and role play to explore the creatures and surprises they encounter. Age Group: 3–8 years Duration: 30–40 minutes Theme: Exploring the jungle through movement, sound, and role-play Focus: Imaginative play, characterisation, sensory awareness, storytelling Warm-Up Game – Jungle…