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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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What If?

Drama Games, Improvisation, Storytelling, Writing

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

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Guided Tour

Drama Games, Improvisation, Speaking and Listening, Storytelling

Take your blindfolded partner on an imaginary and sensory journey.

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Three Changes

Drama Games, Group Dynamics

An observation and getting to know you game.

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Funnybones Drama and Dance Unit (5-7 years)

Download - Primary

Practical and funny drama and dance activities linked to this evergreen story (5-7 years)

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The Tiger Child Drama Unit (4-7 years)

Download - Primary, Primary Drama

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

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The Gruffalo Drama Activities (4-7 years)

Download - Primary, Early Years, Primary

Explore familiar themes and characters through improvisation and role play.

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Mantle of the Expert

Drama Strategies

Mantle of the Expert involves the creation of a fictional world where students assume the roles of experts in a particular field.

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Hot Spotting

Drama Strategies

An amazingly fun and easy way to mix up hot-seating and freeze frames to develop characters

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Role Play

Drama Strategies

Role play is the ability to suspend disbelief by stepping into another character’s shoes.

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Count To 20

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

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

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5 Creative Drama Ideas For Your Classroom

Five incredible ways to explode your lessons using drama across the primary curriculum in any school or drama club!

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