This is the first part of an article detailing the successful story behind the publishing of 101 Drama Games and Activities.

Sad but true – as soon as I received the first copy of my self-published book, I popped down to my favourite book shop and sneaked it onto the shelf in the Drama section - just to see what it would look like next to all the others. Of course, I took it home again.  Just one year later I am selling over 100 copies a month, quite a healthy figure. As I published the book myself my royalty is five times higher than I would have earned if I had gone down the traditional publishing route. 

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Here is a list of 66 emotions which you could use in improvisations, for example in the still image activity Emotions.

afraid, amazed, amused, annoyed, angry, anxious, ashamed, bored, cautious, cheerful, confident, confused, defeated, dejected, delighted, depressed, disgusted, distressed, eager, elated, embarrassed, enraged, excited, fearful, frightened, furious, grumpy, guilty, happy, homesick, hopeful, hopeless, hurt, insecure, jealous, joyful, lonely, mischievous, miserable, nervous, panicky, passionate, proud, pleased, sad, scornful, shocked, shy, surprised, suspicious, tense, terrified, unhappy, upset, wondering, worried
 

The UK National Curriculum sets out the core subjects children should study at school. It is organised into age groups called 'Key Stages'.

The Key Stages are as follows:

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