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The Drama Club by Mark Wheeller and Clive Hulme

Books, Drama Clubs, Plays, Secondary

Mark Wheeller’s account of his reluctant foray into leading a Junior Drama Club.

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Keeping Control in the Drama Lesson

Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features, Primary Drama

Classroom Management for Drama Lessons The challenge of managing the classroom during drama could be 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...Read more

Role on the Wall

Drama Strategies

Role on the wall is a collaborative class activity for developing thoughts and ideas about a character.

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Drama For Writing

Drama Strategies, Drama Teaching, Features, Primary Drama

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

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Teaching Primary Drama

Books, Primary

Any teacher wishing to use drama to support creativity and learning across the curriculum would benefit from using this book.

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Why Teach Drama to Primary School Children?

Drama Teaching, 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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Key Stage 2 Drama Lesson Ideas

Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features, Primary Drama

12 brilliant ideas, games, lesson ideas and practical books for teaching drama at key stage two (5-12 years).

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Laban for All

Acting, Directing

Rudolf Laban’s down to earth approach can be used to beneficially develop character movement for young children through to adults.

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Shakespeare’s Heartbeat – Drama Games for Children with Autism

Books, Directing, Drama Clubs, Primary, Secondary, Shakespeare

A fascinating book which outlines a unique approach to teaching Shakespeare to children on the autistic spectrum.

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Action Clip

Drama Strategies

Action Clip is a quick way to bring a freeze frame to life – with no preparation!

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The Inspiring Drama Teacher

Join The Inspiring Drama Teacher and get access to: Online Course, Monthly Live Zoom Sessions, Marked Assignment and Lesson Plan Vault
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Hot Spotting

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

Teaching Gold Mining in New Zealand through Drama

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.

Drop Of A Hat by David Farmer – Review January 2022

Review: “…a useful and helpful book for primary practitioners.”

Sculptor and Statue

Students work in pairs and one mould the other’s body into a character or shape.

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