Inquiry-led drama begins with children’s ideas, questions and discoveries. Instead of deciding exactly how the story will unfold, the educator creates a starting point and supports children to investigate it through movement, role play, imagination and talk.
Start here
- Inquiry-Based Drama in the Early Years
- Mysterious Footprints: Inquiry-Led Drama for Young Children
- From Bear Hunt to Child-Led Inquiry
- The Three Little Pigs: Child-Led Drama Inquiry
Build your inquiry practice
- Open-Ended Questions and Creativity in the Early Years
- Learning Dispositions in the Early Years
- Process Drama and Product Drama: What’s the Difference?
- Drama Techniques for Teachers
Take the next step
For a fuller collection of flexible child-led starting points, explore Drama Start: Inquiry and Play. You can also join the mailing list for a free book of children’s plays.
