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Here are some books that I personally recommend to help you with drama activities for children and young people of all ages.
David Farmer, Drama Resource.
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Recommended Books
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Drama Play: Bringing Books to Life Through Drama for 4 to 7 Year Olds by Kay Hiatt This book contains a series of ready-planned drama lessons based on 12 readily-available books for 4-7 year olds. A range of drama techniques are used throughout. The lessons...Read More... -
Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops by Jessica Swale This flick-through book of catchy drama games is packed with 101 activities which could be fun to play with a wide range of groups. They are divided into sections such as Imagination,...Read More... -
The Primary Drama Handbook by Patrice Baldwin A practical manual of drama lesson approaches for working across a range of curriculum subjects. Valuable advice about drama policies and evaluation as well as accessible hands-on...Read More... -
Jumpstart Drama - Games and Activities for Ages 5-11 Designed to be used as a dip-into book, containing over 40 approaches to using drama with well-known texts already popular with children. The sections cover fiction, poetry, non-fiction...Read More... -
Developing Drama Skills by Joss Bennathan This book provides an excellent framework for Key Stage 3 drama., including 16 practical, varied and imaginative units of work with clear aims, backed up by resource sheets and a model...Read More... -
Creating Drama with 7-11 Year Olds by Miles Tandy and Jo Howell A highly practical book providing a wide range of ideas for using drama across the curriculum, with themes ranging from Ancient Egypt and Greek Myths to Silent Film, Shakespeare and...Read More...
Drama Books by David Farmer
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101 Drama Games and Activities is packed with tried and tested ideas for drama lessons, workshops or rehearsals. Sections include improvisation, mime, ice-breakers, group dynamics, rehearsal, storytelling, voice and warm-ups. "One of the handiest things to have around" - Teaching Drama magazine Published by Lulu (2007) ISBN 978-1-8475-3841-3 |
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Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years describes 36 drama strategies in full detail along with over 250 cross-curricular activities and three extended lesson plans. “A must-have for those serious about the teaching of drama in primary school settings” - Teaching Drama magazine Published by Drama Resource (2011) ISBN 978-1-4478-7732-5 |
