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The Hare and the Tortoise – A Drama Learning Opportunity for Children

Drama Start Books, 22 Jun 202230 Nov 2024

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The hare and the tortoise, a fun drama workshop for children.

Drama Start Books, 2 Jul 201724 Jul 2024

Read the following movement story to the children. When they hear any of words in bold they must do the corresponding action. The teacher should go through each action at the beginning. Boast/boastful/boasting – stand up straight and puff out chest Woods – children make themselves into trees. Animals –…

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The Ants and the Grasshoppers – A 5 minute play script for children.

Drama Start Books, 16 May 201729 Nov 2024

The Ant and the Grasshopper 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 ……

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The Hare and the Tortoise – A play for children

Drama Start Books, 29 Dec 201224 Jul 2024

Characters: Three storytellers, hare, tortoise, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, bears and an eagle. (Stage Directions: The three storytellers are on the left hand side of the stage and the tortoise is moving around the stage in slow motion.) Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there lived a tortoise. Storyteller: 2: He…

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