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

Category: Relaxation games

Action Poems Preschool children using movement with songs and poems

Action Songs and Poems for Preschool Children

Drama Start Books, 18 May 20183 Oct 2026

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. When…

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Action Poems Children enjoying fun movement games in an open space

4 Movement Games for Children: Fun Drama Activities

Drama Start Books, 1 Apr 201713 Oct 2026

These four movement games for children offer simple ways to explore action, cooperation and creative drama using little equipment. . Game: Doors and Windows Age: 5 years+ Minimum number of participants: 10 Resources needed: Clear space Other benefits: Spatial awareness, group work Instructions: The children form a circle while standing…

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