Drama is a great way of expressing emotions. Explain to the children everything we do and every thought we have comes with a feeling. Sometimes the feelings feel good and sometimes not so good. Some feelings are strong, some are weak. When we feel something we can choos…
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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…
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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. 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
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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The Three Billy Goats Gruff -A Movement Story
The Three Billy Goats Gruff 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….
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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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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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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….
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The Nutcracker – A Playscript for children
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 Characters: Two Storytellers, Clara, Godfather, Nutcracker Toy, Three Mice, Mouse King, Six Soldiers, Sugarplum Fairy, Arabian Princesses, Chinese Tea Dancers…
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Closure/Relaxation Activites
Relaxation is very important in Drama. The following activities will enable children to reduce stress and to help them release mental, physical and emotional tension. A relaxed body also leads to good voice production – benefiting all aspects of the voice such as pitch, pace, pause, inflection and projection. Game:…
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The Little Red Hen – A Movement Play.
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…
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Christmas Drama Games for Children
https://www.amazon.com/Drama-Start-Christmas-Activities-Movement-ebook/dp/B0FFCNJ9XS?ref_=ast_author_dp_aw&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Etqp0Kby4XW05aqu2E0zTqeV-SF5wuFNgcL1-6z9VWleaPpyQ2VExT11C4t5QTUzgs1U2vCMNWejz2sao511SRT6AsEBhYJB90IHgVlj2LoL-jipg9Ud42unsmiAN8PH.hc-5h1HZRdn7nLaHciKCcoYkpEGUHfh5DIIZ3KsYtOU&dib_tag=AUTHOR Christmas Movement Story Christmas Drama Games Christmas Drama Workshop Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage. Christmas Drama Games for Children Game: What’s the time Santa Claus? Age: 3 years + Minimum number of participants:…
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The Enormous Turnip – Drama workshop for children
Read the story of “The Enormous Turnip” Warm up: Enormous, Enormous Turnip. All the children except the child who is It, sit in a circle. It walks around the circle, tapping each player on the head, saying “Enormous” each time until he decides to tap someone and say “Turnip” That…
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The Enormous Turnip – A five minute 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. The Enormous Turnip Characters: Three Storytellers, Old Man, Old Woman, Boy, Girl,…
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Some Improvisation Activities for ESL Students.
Improvisation is an effective way for ESL students to develop language skills that they can use outside of the classroom. Improvisation develops skills such as confidence and empathy. The following activities give students an outlet to express a range of emotions. A variety of tenses, vocabulary, question forms, idioms and…
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The Emperor’s New Clothes – A Playscript for Children
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 Emperor’s New Clothes Characters: Three Storytellers, Dresser, Emperor, Two Soldiers, Royal Advisor, Slick, Slicker, Four Subjects, Father, Small ChildStage directions: Three storytellers stand on one side…
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The hare and the tortoise, a fun drama workshop for children.
Read the following movement story to the children. When they hear any of words in bold they must do the corresponding action. The teacher should go through each action at the beginning. Boast/boastful/boasting – stand up straight and puff out chest Woods – children make themselves into trees. Animals –…
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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde -A Playscript for Children
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 Canterville Ghost Characters: Lord Canterville, Mr Otis, Mrs Otis, Virginia, James, Lewis, Clark (twins), Mrs Umney, Sir Simon (the ghost)Stage directions: Outside Canterville Castle there is…
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The Four Friends and the Hunter – 5 minute play based on the Panchatantra story.
 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…
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The Twits – A Play based on a Roald Dahl Classic
The following is a play adapted from Roald Dahl’s classic “The Twits.” Characters: Mr Twit, Mrs Twit, three narrators, four little boys, Roly Poly Bird, monkeys and birds – you can have as many monkeys and birds as you want. Narrator 1: Mr and Mrs Twit were truly awful people….
