St Patrick’s Day Workshop St Patrick’s Day Play Observe Children will first observe movement from various sources to build an understanding of natural and cultural inspirations for movement. Traditional Irish Dance (Examples) Watch how Riverdance performers use strong, fast footwork. Observe the lightness in the skipping movements of a jig….
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St Patrick’s Day Drama Activities
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Movement Story
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 and…
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The Little Red Hen: Movement Play for Children
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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The Enormous Turnip: Free Play Script for Children
A free Enormous Turnip play script for children with repetitive language, simple staging and flexible roles. Ideal for early years and primary drama.
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Humpty Dumpty: Five-Minute Play Script for Children
Cast of characters (14): Humpty Dumpty, Egg 1, Egg 2, Egg 3, Egg 4, General, King’s man 1, King’s man 2, King’s man 3, King’s horse 1, King’s horse 2, King’s horse 3, King and Servant. (Stage directions: There is a big wall upstage and there are a…
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The King and the Donkey’s Ears: Five-Minute Irish Play
Narrator 1: Once upon a time, there was a boy called Donal Narrator 2: He wanted to be a Barber when he grew up. Donal: Mother, When I grow up I want to be a barber. Mother: Don’t be silly. You can’t be a barber. Everyone knows what happens to…
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The Gingerbread Man: Five-Minute Play for Children
The Gingerbread Man Characters: Gingerbread Man, Three Storytellers, Old Woman, Old Man, Cow, Horse, Dog, Two Bears, FoxStage directions: Three Storytellers stand on the left side of the stage. Old Woman is sitting on a chair – knitting or reading a book and Old Man is digging up vegetables…
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The Lion and the Clever Rabbit: Children’s Play
Characte: Three narrators, the rabbit, the lion, deer, elephant Narrator 1: Once upon a time in a jungle in India. Narrator 2: There lived a lion. He was very powerful and very cruel. Narrator 3: He hunted and killed a lot of animals in the jungle. Sometimes he just hunted…
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: Free Ten-Minute Play
A free ten-minute play script for children, taken from Aesop’s Fables on Stage by Julie Meighan. Town Mouse invites his friend to enjoy life in the town, but Country Mouse discovers that a feast is difficult to enjoy when danger is nearby. Characters: Three storytellers, Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Country…
