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Role in the Wall ~ Dramatic Strategies
FREE DAILY DRAMA GAME ~Award Ceremony~ One player presents a (fictional) award to the next player who must improvise an acceptance speech. The acceptor then becomes the presenter! Give ‘presenters’ the option of coming up with their own award, or drawing one from a hat. Awards may be funny or serious.
Here are 40 classic drama games every drama teacher should know. Drama Notebook has the world's largest collection of drama games and activities.
FREE DAILY DRAMA GAME ~Slow Motion Race~ Line up all students on one end of the room and have them ‘race’ to the other end in very slow motion. In this race, the winner is the last person to reach the finish line! Tell players that once the race has begun, they must never stop moving and every movement should be executed as slowly as possible and both feet must never be on the ground at the same time.
Really detailed unit on tableaus or 'freeze frames!
Drama-Students can use the items to create a couple lines of dialogued skit.
For ages 5 and up All drama teachers must regularly ask students to play various characters in drama games, activities or improv work. Here is a collection of 48 unique characters that are set up on cards that can be printed and laminated for classroom u
Clothespin Mystery - Who would have thought that clothespins could provide so much acting fun! Check out this super, fun drama activity to find ou.
"Hot Seating" - Students learn then act as characters from a book to analyze/deepen understanding (the rest of the class asks that "character", on the hot seat, questions about "himself").
drama lesson worksheet - can be used as cover lesson / stand alone lesson / part of unit exploring character or communication. Best for age 10 - 14 CHECK WEBSITE. Not linking to it on iPad
Drama Games for Kids and Teens — Drama Notebook
FREE DAILY DRAMA GAME ~Story Line-Up~ One student goes up onstage and says a random line that could be the beginning, middle, or end of a story. Another student (at random) goes up onstage and stands either to the right of (before) or the left of (after) and says a sentence that either precedes or comes after the first student’s line. Play continues until the story has a beginning, middle and an end. Members of Drama Notebook have access to a video that shows how to play this game…
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FREE DAILY DRAMA GAME ~Topsy Turvy~ Two or three players seated onstage as if at a news desk. The first player describes something minor that happened as BIG news. The second player enlarges upon it. Optional: a third player tries to set them straight. Variation: Players describe catastrophic events as if they are trivial.
If you are in need of weekly drama lessons from 30 to 40 minutes in length, this is the collection for you!
