Shortened Shakespeare
Recommended shortened versions of Shakespeare playscripts for children and young people to perform.
Read moreDrama Across the Curriculum
Drama strategies can be used as everyday teaching tools for a wide range of subjects. (Extract from ‘Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years’).
Read moreTeaching Literacy Through Drama
Drama is a close ally in the development of literacy, especially speaking and listening.
Read moreLiterature and Drama in Language Teaching
I’ve just spent a terrific two weeks working with a group of seven teachers from across Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom). The event was Literature and Drama in Language Learning which I was co-teaching...Read moreKeeping Control in the Drama Lesson
Keeping control in the drama lesson could be one of the main reasons why some teachers are reluctant to teach the subject. Drama lessons are there to encourage free expression, so doesn’t this just lead to noise, over-excitement and even fighting? In the...Read moreDrama For Writing
Drama can provide children with a meaningful purpose for writing. (Extract from ‘Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years’).
Read moreMusic for Drama Workshops
A playlist of music for drama workshops, rehearsal or performance, including warm-ups, movement pieces and atmospherics.
Read moreWhy Teach Drama to Primary School Children?
Children’s natural tendency towards make-believe play can be utilised at school through structured play and drama.
Read moreKey Stage 1 Drama Lesson Ideas
A dozen fabulous ideas and helpful books for teaching drama at key stage one.
Read moreKey Stage 2 Drama Lesson Ideas
Ten brilliant ideas and worthwhile books for teaching drama at key stage two.
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