Here is a drama workshop for 5 to 8 year olds based on the theme of “The Magic of Thankfulness”: It is from the book Gratitude Stories on Stage. Introduction: Begin the workshop by discussing the concept of gratitude and what it means to be thankful. Ask the children to share examples of things for which they are grateful. Main Focus/The Magic Wand: Mime and Movement – Explain to the children that they will be using their imaginations to pretend they have a magic wand that can make things appear or disappear. Have them practice moving the wand in different Read More …
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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 how beautiful I am. (Admires herself in the mirror.) Teddy Bear: (Sings the lyrics and does the actions.) Teddy bear, teddy bear, Turn around! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Touch the ground! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Jump up high! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Touch the sky! Teddy bear, teddy bear, Bend Read More …
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The Monkey and the Jealous Camel – A 5 minute play
The Monkey and the Jealous Camel Characters: Three storytellers, Monkey, Giraffe, Lion, Kangaroo, Crocodile, Penguin, Monkey, 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 to celebrate the midsummer. Storyteller 3: It was a midsummer party and all the animals in the world were going. Storyteller 1: From the tiniest ant to the enormous elephant. Storyteller 2: The animals arrived Two by two. (Everyone sings the animals arrived two by two hurrah hurrah.) Storyteller 3: Eventually, all the animals had Read More …
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Androcles and the Lion – A five minute playscript for children
Androcles and the Lion – A five minute playscript for children Characters: Two storytellers, Androcles, Lion, Emperor, three slaves, three roman guards and as many spectators as you wish. Storyteller 1: A long, long time ago when the Romans ruled the world.Storyteller 2: There lived a slave called Androcles.(Androcles walks on the stage and addresses the audience.)Androcles: Hello everyone, I’m Androcles. I’m a slave. Life is not so good when you are a slave. I work hard and I’m always hungry. (He mimes digging and he wipes his brow.)(Enter slaves and guards. The slaves mime doing manual jobs while the Read More …
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The 🐸 Prince – A five minute Playscript for children.
Characters: Two storytellers, Princess, King, Frog. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess. Storyteller 2: She was very vain and selfish. Princess: I’m so beautiful. I can’t wear this dress I need a new one. It’s my birthday today I wonder what my father. The king got me. King: Happy Birthday Princess. I’ve got a wonderful present for you. (She opens the present) Princess: It’s a ball. King: Not just any old ball. It is a ball made of gold. I got it specially made for you. There isn’t another ball like it in the Read More …
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The Little Mermaid – A Children’s Play.
Characters: Three storytellers, Little Mermaid, 5 mermaids, King, Granny, Sea Witch, Prince, Prince’s fiancée, 4 people. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time, deep down in the ocean… Storyteller 2: …there lived a king who was a widower. He lived with his old mother and six beautiful daughters. Storyteller 1: The six princesses were mermaids. The littlest mermaid was the prettiest of them all. Mermaid 1: Come everyone, let’s play. (The six mermaids are all on stage. Two of them are playing with a ball, one is skipping, one is reading a book and two of them are playing Read More …
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St Patrick – A play for children based on an Irish Legend
Characters: Three narrators, three slave traders, Patrick, Patrick’s mother, Patrick’s father, Rich Merchant, three sheep, God, Ship’s captain, three druids, High King, snakes (as many as you want.) Narrator 1: Once upon a time in the north of France there lived a young boy called Patrick Narrator 2: Patrick was young and carefree. He lived in a village with his family and friends. Narrator 3: One night while the whole village was fast asleep, the village was raided by evil slave traders. (Patrick and his parents are asleep. Slave traders enter the stage very quietly. They have their swords drawn.) Read More …
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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 and stick out arms to make a round shape. Porridge: Wiggle body up and down. Chair/s: Squat down and stick out arms. Bed/s: Lies straight on the floor. First: Holds up one finger. Second: Holds up two fingers. Third: Holds up three fingers. Once upon a time, there was a Read More …
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Christmas Drama Games for Children
Christmas Movement Story Christmas Drama Games Christmas Drama Workshop Christmas Drama Games for Children Game: What’s the time Santa Claus? Age: 3 years + Minimum number of participants: 4 Resources needed: Clear space. Benefits: This activity is based on a popular traditional children’s game that can also be used very effectively in a drama session as a warm-up game. This game also helps children with their listening and co-ordination skills. Instructions: One child is chosen or volunteers to be Santa Claus and stands at one side of the clear space. His/Her back is to the other children, who are standing Read More …
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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. Characters: Three storytellers, old man, old woman, boy, girl, dog, cat and mouse. (Stage Directions: storytellers on stage left and the old man in the centre. All the other characters are in a line off-stage or they can be on stage, with each character miming doing their own thing.) Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there lived a little old man. Storyteller Read More …
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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 proverbs are the focus of this section. Game: Forwards/Backwards Level: Elementary+ Other benefits: The main language is to practice target language and the present tense. Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources needed: Clear space and copies of simple dialogues; see below for examples. Any of the dialogues from the teaching Read More …
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Storytelling in the Early Years
Benefits of Storytelling in the Early Years: Promote a feeling of well-being and relaxation Increase children’s willingness to communicate thoughts and feelings Encourage active participation Increase verbal proficiency Encourage use of imagination and creativity Encourage cooperation between students Enhance listening skills Identify the children’s interest • Animals • Superhero stories • Stories about thing children like to do – getting dirt, playing with friends, first experiences. Where do you find good stories? • Made up stories • Picture books • Family stories. Key elements of a successful story time • Know and like your Read More …
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A Fun Movement Story for Children- The Hungry Tree
· Age: 5+ · Minimum number of participants: 3 · Resources needed: Clear space. · Other Benefits: This is an excellent introduction to improvisation as the children are free to explore their imaginations. It also helps with their coordination skills. · Instructions: The teacher tells the children the following story and they have to improvise the movements in the story. The teacher gets the children to imagine they are an adventurer who wants to go on an adventure. They have topack up their bags. The teacher asks what they need in the bags. Children’s answers are usually for example water, Read More …
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The Thirsty Crow – A 5 minute Playscript for children
Characters: Three storytellers, crow, bees, ladybirds, butterflies. Storyteller 1: One fine morning the crow woke up. He was very hungry. Storyteller 2: He decided to go looking for some breakfast. Storyteller 3: Soon, he came across some juicy flies. (Crow eats the flies.) Crow: That was delicious but now I’m really thirsty. Storyteller 1: The crow flew around and he came across a pitcher. Crow: At last, I found some water. Storyteller 3: He pushed his beak into the pitcher. Storyteller 1: But his beak was too big and he couldn’t reach the water. Crow: Ouch, my poor beak. I’m Read More …
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The Ants and the Grasshoppers – A 5 minute play script 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. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IJLRSnn4OcFuXR7UIu11u?si=iCFFL6OVRiOdKiCAsX5MRw Characters: Three storytellers, three ants, grasshopper, owls, squirrels and bears. (Stage Directions: the owls, squirrels and bears are in a large semicircle stage right; storytellers are stage left and the ants are in the centre of the stage.) Storyteller 1: One hot summer’s day … Storyteller 2: … there were some ants working hard. Storyteller 3: They were collecting food for the winter. (All the ants are miming digging, pulling and pushing.) Ant 1: I Read More …
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Drama Lesson based on “The Lion and The Clever Rabbit”
The following is a Drama workshop to do with children in primary or elementary school. It is a useful workshop if you want to focus on the issue of Bully and isolation. It is based on the fable from the Panchatantra called “The Lion and the Clever Rabbit”. Here is a link to a version on you tube. Once the teacher has told the story or watched the video ask the children to get into groups of four. Physical warm up: In each group there is a monkey, an elephant, a snake and a rabbit. Get the children to move Read More …
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The Four Friends and the Hunter – 5 minute play based on the Panchatantra story.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julie-meighan1/episodes/The-Four-Friends-and-the-Hunter-e2fumb0 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 with morals that aim to help people to succeed in life. It is believed to have been written around 300 B.C by Vishnu Sharma. The Panchatantra has been translated into fifty languages and there are over two hundred different versions available. Background to the Panchatantra:The legend behind the Panchatantra is there once lived Read More …
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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. They were awful in every way. They were awful on the inside and awful on the outside. They never realised that if you are ugly on the inside, you’ll be ugly on the outside too. Narrator 2: Everybody knows that if you’re beautiful on the inside, you’ll be beautiful on Read More …
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The Gruffalo – Drama Workshop
The Gruffalo drama workshop from Julie Meighan
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Magical fairy tales -Improvisation
Minimum number of participants: 4 Resources needed: Three lists: one with characters, one with settings, and one with objects Instructions: Create three lists with the suggestions below or come up with your own. On the first is a variety of characters . Here are some suggestions: • Shrek • Cinderella • The Troll (from Three Billy Goats Gruff) • Snow White • The Wicked Queen • The Bad Fairy (from Sleeping Beauty) • Gingerbread Man • The Wicked Wolf • Buzz Lightyear • Dora the Explorer • Peppa Pig • Mickey Mouse • Little Bo Peep • Pinocchio • Jack Read More …
