Age: 3+ Minimum number of participants: Whole group Resources needed: Scarves, large fabric/tablecloth (banquet table), toy food or blocks, drum for giant footsteps Other benefits: Cooperation, imagination, empathy, roleplay  Warm-up: Giant Stomps Children walk around the room in different ways: as mice, as cats, as children, and then as…
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Feeling Happy – Exploring Emotions Drama Workshop for Young Children
Theme: Exploring joy, celebration, and what makes us feel good Learning Objectives: To identify what happiness looks and feels like To express happiness through voice, movement, and drama To work cooperatively and respond to joyful scenarios Warm-up: Happy Parade Children stand in a circle. The teacher plays upbeat…
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Children’s Play: Rudolph’s Radiant Rise
Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage. Christmas Movement Story Christmas Drama Games Christmas Drama Workshop Setting: The North Pole, Santa’s Workshop, and various houses on Christmas Eve. Characters: Santa Claus Rudolph – The red-nosed…
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Halloween Drama Games for Children
Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage. For more Halloween drama games, click here. Try this fun, Halloween drama games in you class. Game: Crossing the Spider’s Web Minimum number of…
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The Hare and the Tortoise – A Drama Learning Opportunity for Children
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Voice Production Activities
Vocal Production The following three core elements of vocal production need to be understood for anyone wishing to become an effective speaker: Volume – to be heard. Clarity – to be understood. Variety – to add interest. Volume: This is not a question of treating the voice like the volume control on…
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Easter drama activities for children
Game: Magic Bunnies. Age: 3 years+ Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources needed: Clear space, a wand (optional). Other Benefits: To stimulate children’s imagination and creativity. Instructions: Get each child to find a clear space. They must make sure that they are not touching anyone else. The children…
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Drama Workshop for Young Children based on the Three Little Pigs
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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…
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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…
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St Patrick’s Day Drama Activities
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Body/self awareness Activities
Game: Colour Jump Instructions: Ask the children to look at their clothing. Ask them to notice the colors they are wearing. Tell the children that when you name a color they are wearing, they will jump up and then sit back down. Be sure the children have enough space to…
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The Tortoise and the Eagle ~ A five minute play script for children
The Hare and the Tortoise 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…
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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…
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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…
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Drama Activities for ESL Students
Game: The Dog Show Level: Pre Intermediate + Aim: Questions Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources needed: Clear Space Instructions: This is a communication activity where the students have to use their imagination. There is an opportunity for the students to use mime and provides a chance to use the…
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The Gruffalo – Drama Workshop
The Gruffalo drama workshop from Julie Meighan
