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Free plays, drama games and creative ideas for teachers and anyone working with children.

Category: expressive arts

Action Poems Children exploring different emotions through drama and expression

Exploring Emotions: Drama Workshop for Children

Drama Start Books, 1 Aug 20197 Oct 2026

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 want to…

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Drama Students practising English through drama and role play

ESL Drama Activities: Role-Play and Speaking Games

Drama Start Books, 28 Feb 201613 Oct 2026

Discover ESL drama activities that help learners practise questions, descriptions and conversation through imaginative role-play and speaking games. 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…

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creative arts Children using expressive movement and mime in a drama workshop

Mime Ideas for Kids: Games, Activities and a Complete Mime Workshop

Drama Start Books, 11 May 201215 Oct 2026

A complete mime workshop for children with easy mime games, prompts, warm-ups, group activities and creative drama ideas for teachers and drama leaders.

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co-operation Children creating an imaginative magic forest through storytelling and drama

The Magic Forest: Storytelling and Drama Activity

Drama Start Books, 11 Dec 20104 Oct 2026

This is an excellent activity to do with a variety of age groups. For younger children you can read out the story and get them to use their imaginations to fill in the gaps. For older children they could fill in the gaps in groups. At the end they could…

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