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Key Stage 1 Drama Lesson Ideas

Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features, Primary Drama

A dozen fabulous ideas and helpful books for teaching drama at key stage one.

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Key Stage 2 Drama Lesson Ideas

Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features, Primary Drama

12 brilliant ideas, games, lesson ideas and practical books for teaching drama at key stage two (5-12 years).

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Top 5 Books for Teaching Shakespeare to Children and Young People

Directing and Devising, Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features

These days Shakespeare can be taught to children and young people in very exciting and active ways – and there are numerous recent books to help teachers. These books bring alive the stories, characters, settings and language through lively games and exercises...Read more

Story Books for Drama Teaching

Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features, Language Teaching

Stories can provide the launch pad for a one-off drama session or several weeks of work. Drama strategies can be drawn on to deepen the understanding of characters and situations or to explore alternative outcomes. Below is a list of books which provide great...Read more

12 Tips for Learning Lines

Acting, Drama Tips, Features

Learning lines for plays or speeches is not always easy – here are twelve tips to help!

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Join The Inspiring Drama Teacher and get access to: Online Course, Monthly Live Zoom Sessions, Marked Assignment and Lesson Plan Vault
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Night Watchman

The museum is closed for the night. The watchman is making his rounds. But something strange is going on…

Count To 20

A classic concentration and focus exercise, where the group tries to count to twenty.

Guide to Freeze-Frames and Still Images

Ideas about using freeze-frames in drama, including 50+ ways to use them across the curriculum and a checklist for grading.

Open and Close

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

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