The Adventure of the Gingerbread Man 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…
The Lion and the Clever Rabbit – A Simple Play for Children.
Characters: 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 Clumsy Elephant and the Beautiful Ballet Shoe: A Movement Story for Children.
Resources needed: Clear space, some classical music (optional). Introduction: The teacher tells the children that they are going to hear a story about a clumsy elephant. The children should find their own space and they have to listen very carefully. Narrator: There once was an elephant that was different from…
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Storytelling Activities for the ESL Classroom.
Storytelling games are very important in any learning environment. They are particularly important when working with students as they encourage them to use their imaginations. The games also help to instil confidence in students and to develop both their receptive and expressive skills. The following activities are a fun and…
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King Midas – A Play for Children.
Get Jingle Bells and Drama Spells: 40 Christmas drama games, 8 Christmas interactive stories and 7 Christmas plays. Click here. Characters: Three Narrators, King Midas, Dionysus, servant, Princess and Rover the dog Narrator 1: In ancient Greece, there lived a King called Midas. King Midas loved money more than anything…
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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…
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The Little Red Hen – a five minute play for young children
Characters: Six storytellers, the Little Red Hen, dog 1, dogs, cat 1, cats, goose 1, geese, duck 1, ducks (you can have as many dogs, cats, ducks and geese as you want), farmer and miller. (Stage Directions: Storytellers are on the left-side of the stage and the animals are all…
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The Four Friends and the Hunter – 5 minute play based on the Panchatantra story.
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…
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Movement Story -Adventure in Space
Adventure in Space Resources needed: Clear space, balloons, flags, and objects for the moon (optional).Introduction: Tell the children that they are going to become astronauts. Explain what an astronaut is or show them pictures of an astronaut in space. An astronaut is a person who is trained to travel in…
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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….
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ESL Drama Games – Icebreakers
Game: Greetings Level: Beginners+ Aim: The main focus of this activity is for the students to learn how to greet people. The extension to the activity promotes imagination and creativity. Minimum number of participants: 3 Resources needed: Clear space. Instructions: The students stand up and walk around the room in…
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Drama Activities for ESL Students
Game: The Dog Show Level: Pre Intermediate + Aim: Questions Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources needed: Clear Space Instructions: This is a communication activity where the students have to use their imagination. There is an opportunity for the students to use mime and provides a chance to use the…
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The Wizard of OZ – A Play
Characters: Dorothy, Uncle Henry, Auntie Em, Toto, Good Witch of the North, Munchkins, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, Wicked Witch of the West, Chief of the Flying Monkeys, Flying Monkeys, Emerald City Guard, the Wizard of Oz. Scene One: Kansas (Curtains open, Uncle Henry is in the farm yard chopping wood). Dorothy:…
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The Gruffalo – Drama Workshop
The Gruffalo drama workshop from Julie Meighan
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The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff – A Classroom Drama
The Three Billy Goats Gruff Read the story. See link above. Introduction: All the children sit in a circle. The teacher asks them what a troll looks like? Get the children to express their thoughts and ideas freely. Role on the wall: Give an outline of an image and…
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The Magic Porridge Pot – 10 Minute Play for Children
The Magic Porridge Pot Characters: Two storytellers, Daisy, Maisy, Mother, four villagers, old woman and the porridge pot. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Daisy who lived with her mother in a very small house. Storyteller 2: They were very poor and they didn’t…
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse – A Ten Minute Play
Characters: Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Country Mouse’s wife, three tree, three flowers, hedgehog, squirrel, worm, mother, father, child, cat, dog. (Town Mouse is sitting on the stage. He is looking very bored.) Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there was mouse called Town Mouse. Storyteller 2: One day he was…
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Belling the Cat – a five minute play!
Characters: (15) three storytellers, nine mice, chief mouse, clever mouse and the cat. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there was a cat Storyteller 2: who lived on farm. Storyteller 3: His favourite pastime was sleeping and chasing mice. (Cat is lying in the middle of the stage purring and…
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Articulation Games
Articulation Games These games will help to improve the children’s fluency with language. They also help to improve clarity of speech sounds and assist with vocal projection. Game: Voice coach Difficulty rating: ** Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources needed: Clear space, index cards with emotions written on them Instructions:…
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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…
