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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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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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Movement Story for children.
 All the children sit in a circle. When the children hear the following words in the story they must jump up and do the following actions. The words are in bold to assist the teacher. Goldilocks: Skip around the space. Bear/Bears: Walk slowly and growl. Bowl/Bowls: Clasp fingers together…
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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…
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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 – 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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King Midas – A Play for Children.
Get Jingle Bells and Drama Spells: 40 Christmas drama games, 8 Christmas interactive stories and 7 Christmas plays. Click here. Characters: Three Narrators, King Midas, Dionysus, servant, Princess and Rover the dog Narrator 1: In ancient Greece, there lived a King called Midas. King Midas loved money more than anything…
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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….
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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
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Esl Drama Game
Game: Emotional Orchestra Level: Pre-Intermediate Practice area: Feeling/emotions vocabulary Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources needed: Pieces of paper with emotions on it. Instructions: Each student in the group chooses a piece of paper with an emotion on it. You may need to pre teach some of the vocabulary but…
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Puppet Activities:
Puppet Activities: Blind Storyteller: Have one person sit in front of the group facing them. Have two or three people stand behind him with their puppets. The sitting person cannot see the people behind him. Have him tell a story about these three puppets. The “actors” then have to…
