DRAMA TEACHING TIPS

The ethos of drama in education today owes an enormous debt to the inspiration of one woman - Dorothy Heathcote

Drama strategies can be used as everyday teaching tools for a wide range of subjects. (Extract from 'Learning Through Drama

Drama is an effective way of supporting students in language learning, including English as a Foreign Language (EFL), as it

Drama can provide children with a meaningful purpose for writing. (Extract from 'Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years').

Drama games for socially-distanced and online teaching, carefully planned for this difficult period we are living through.

Therapeutic drama one-to-one, online and offline - an interview with Janine Oxley.

Is it possible to continue rehearsals for a youth theatre production with a cast of 33 during the coronavirus crisis?

Classroom Management for Drama Lessons The challenge of managing the classroom during drama could be why some teachers are reluctant

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

Ten brilliant ideas and worthwhile books for teaching drama at key stage two.

Norwich Puppet Theatre teach you to make a toad puppet

Zoom interviews with Dame Judi Dench, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Noma Dumezweni, Amanda Holden, Glenda Jackson and Stephen Daldry

A YouTube channel produced by Mr Horne for his Primary Performing Arts curriculum classes – well worth a look!

A playlist of music for drama workshops, rehearsal or performance, including warm-ups, movement pieces and atmospherics.

These books are ideal for practical ideas to use right away. The first two cover secondary as well as primary

Discussion and activities exploring the power of non-verbal communication

In this interview Alison Chaplin talks to David Farmer about her plays for children and how she got into writing

Podcasts and Webinars about drama teaching featuring drama consultant David Farmer

Here you can find a selection of articles, tips and techniques for teaching drama in primary classrooms.

Recommended shortened versions of Shakespeare playscripts for children and young people to perform.

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

Stories can provide the launch pad for a one-off drama session or several weeks of work. Drama strategies can be drawn

These five incredibly simple methods for drama teaching inspired a teacher in New Zealand to bring to life her social

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

Lesson plan and original story for KS2 exploring non-verbal communication through gesture and sign language.

Sparkling play script of the Brothers Grimm tale for performance in schools

A range of drama and storytelling activities based on a traditional Indian folk-tale for KS1 and reception.

The second TheatrEd Theatre in Education Congress took place at the Pablo Picasso Theatre in Buenos Aires in May 2018.

These days Shakespeare can be taught to children and young people in very exciting and active ways - and there

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

Quick thinking and action is essential in this funny mime and spoken language drama game.

An interactive technique in which participants become characters and objects in a story as it is told.

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