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Category: Drama games for 4 year olds

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Feeling Happy – Exploring Emotions Drama Workshop for Young Children

Drama Start Books, 27 Oct 202527 Oct 2025

    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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Drama Activities for children

Children’s Play: Rudolph’s Radiant Rise

Drama Start Books, 11 Nov 202327 Oct 2025

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

Drama Start Books, 11 Sep 202227 Oct 2025

      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

Drama Start Books, 22 Jun 202230 Nov 2024

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 Hare and the Tortoise Each child finds a space and sits…

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Easter drama activities for children

Drama Start Books, 13 Feb 20221 Sep 2024

    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

Drama Start Books, 25 Aug 202131 Aug 2025

  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 The Three Little Pigs (Drama Workshop) Story…

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The Magical Music Shop -A Movement Story

Drama Start Books, 5 Apr 202016 Jan 2023

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)

Drama Start Books, 11 Jan 202010 Sep 2023

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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The Fox and the Crow – A Five Minute Play for Chldren

Drama Start Books, 8 Apr 201931 Aug 2025

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 Fox and the Crow         The Fox and the Crow Characters: Three Storytellers, Fox, Crow, Mice, Dogs, Cows, HorsesStage directions: Crow flies, lands…

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The Monkey and the Jealous Camel – A 5 minute play

Drama Start Books, 8 Apr 201931 Aug 2025

  The Monkey and the Jealous Camel The Monkey and the Jealous Camel Characters:Three Storytellers, Monkey, Giraffe, Lion, Kangaroo, Crocodile, Penguin, 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…

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St Patrick’s Day Drama Activities

Drama Start Books, 10 Mar 201911 Mar 2025

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. Exploring St. Patrick’s day through Movement  St Patrick’s Day Drama Activities Game:…

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Body/self awareness Activities

Drama Start Books, 2 Nov 201825 Jun 2025

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

Drama Start Books, 13 Oct 201830 Nov 2024

      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

Drama Start Books, 19 Sep 201822 Jan 2023

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

Drama Start Books, 21 Aug 201810 Aug 2024

 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

Drama Start Books, 28 Feb 201617 May 2020

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

Drama Start Books, 30 Dec 201530 Dec 2022

The Gruffalo drama workshop from Julie Meighan

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