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Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement

A brilliant method of performing a series of freeze-frames to tell a story in a drama lesson.

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Sculptor and Statue

Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement, Star Tip

Students work in pairs and one mould the other’s body into a character or shape.

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What If

Drama Games, Improvisation, Star Tip, Storytelling

Quick ways to revamp a fairy tale – or any story – through improvisation and discussion.

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Status Pictures

Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement, Star Tip

In pairs, create a still image where one of you has a higher status than the other.

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Three Word Sentences

Drama Games, Improvisation, Language, Speaking and Listening, Star Tip

Sometimes three words are just enough.

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Pecking Order

Drama Games, Improvisation, Star Tip

Can you work out where you stand in the pecking order?

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Shoe Shuffle

Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement, Star Tip

Develop imagination and mime skills using everyday objects

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Best Bits

Drama Games, Improvisation, Star Tip

An amazingly easy and quick way to share group work in Drama without wasting time.

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Random Sound Stories

Drama Games, Improvisation, Sound, Speaking and Listening, Storytelling

A story is told by the group or in pairs, with each person adding one word at a time.

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Guess Who I Am

Drama Games, Improvisation

A fun way of creating characters from any picture.

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A psychological but fun group dynamics game from Augusto Boal.

1-2-3

A concentration game using counting and actions – tough but fun!

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Bring characters from works of art, book illustrations and photographs to life through drama.

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