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Keeping Control in the Drama Lesson

Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, Primary Drama

Lead productive drama sessions where all pupils happily learn to express themselves.

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The Power of Pause with Linda Lord

Courses, Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips

The Power of Pause is a restorative workshop designed specifically for drama teachers and theatre professionals.

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5 Creative Drama Ideas For Your Classroom

Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, Features, Primary Drama

5 Creative Drama Ideas For Your Classroom Drama uses the greatest resource that teachers have available to them – children’s imagination. Creative play is a natural part of children’s lives before they start school, helping them to make sense of their place in the...Read more

What Are Drama Games?

Drama Teaching, Training Resources

Children’s natural tendency towards make-believe play can be utilised at school through structured play and drama.

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Teaching Gold Mining in New Zealand through Drama

Drama Teaching

These five incredibly simple methods for drama teaching inspired a teacher in New Zealand to bring to life her social studies project on gold-mining history.

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Podcasts and Webinars with David Farmer

Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, ELT, Features, Teaching Drama Online

Podcasts and Webinars about drama teaching featuring drama consultant David Farmer

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My Favourite Drama Teaching Books

Books, Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, Features, Language Teaching, Primary, Secondary

These books are ideal for practical ideas to use right away. The first two cover secondary as well as primary and the others are for younger children. They are my favourite drama books at the moment! 100 Acting Exercises for 8-18 Year Olds by Samantha Marsden Samantha...Read more

Six Books on Drama for Language Teaching and Learning

Books, Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, ELT, Language Learning, Language Teaching

Recommended books on teaching and learning language through drama games and activities.

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Drama Across the Curriculum

Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, Features, Primary Drama

Drama strategies can be used as everyday teaching tools for a wide range of subjects. (Extract from ‘Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years’).

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Teaching Literacy Through Drama

Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, Features, Primary Drama

Drama is a close ally in the development of literacy, especially speaking and listening.

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