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Role on the Wall

Drama Strategies

Draw a body shape and add your ideas about any character! A brilliant collaborative class activity for developing thoughts and ideas.

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Conscience Alley

Drama Strategies

One person walks down an alleyway made by the group and makes a decision based on their advice.

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Fruit Salad

Concentration, Drama Games, Warm Ups

A fun game encouraging fast reactions and verbal dexterity by saying the names of fruits.

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1-2-3

Concentration, Drama Games, Group Dynamics

A concentration game using counting and actions – tough but fun!

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Hot Seating

Drama Strategies

A character is questioned by the group about his or her background, behaviour and motivation.

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Count To 20

Concentration, Drama Games, Group Dynamics

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

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Drama For Writing

Drama Strategies, Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, Features, Primary Drama

Drama provides children with a meaningful and immediate reason for writing.

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Pecking Order

Drama Games, Improvisation

Can you work out where you stand in the pecking order?

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Why Teach Drama to Primary School Children?

Drama Teaching, Drama Teaching Tips, Features, Primary Drama, Training Resources

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

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Shoe Shuffle

Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement

Develop imagination and mime skills using everyday objects.

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