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Mar 30, 2020 · Handy Hands. Body language can make or break the effectiveness of the acting in any scene or play. Have your kids pair up and shake hands in various ways: hesitantly, sadly; with love or anger; fast, slow; roughly, gently. Next have them move their hands and arms to indicate different personality characteristics.
- RIBBON OF SOUND. Sit in a circle. One person starts a sound. The next person picks it up and it travels around the circle so it becomes a ribbon of sound.
- COOPERATIVE STAND-UP. Choose partners. Sit back to back on the floor, legs straight out in front. Interlock arms. Try to stand up together as a unit by pushing against each others’ backs.
- LED BY THE NOSE: DRAMA GAME. Children imagine that strings are attached to various parts of their bodies. They move about the room led by that part. Example: right thumb, nose, knees.
- STRIKE A POSE 1. Form a circle. Each person chooses one other person in the circle to secretly watch. 2. Everyone closes their eyes and strikes a pose.
- Lines From a Hat. This iconic improv game is great for building communication and on-the-spot thinking skills. Allow your audience to write down sentences on pieces of paper before placing them in a hat.
- Music Conductor with Emotions. In this awareness-building exercise, your students will take on the role of musicians in an orchestra. As the conductor, you’ll create sections for various emotions such as sadness, joy, or fear.
- Challenging Drama Game. Here’s an excellent game to develop your kids’ listening and concentration skills while keeping them immersed in fun. Invite them to stand in a circle where you’ll have them begin to tell a story with one sentence each.
- Fun Drama Game for Teenagers. Encourage your learners to tell cohesive stories with this intriguing theater game. Simply challenge them to perform an entire scene composed only of questions or interrogative sentences.
Are you teaching drama? Use this collection of drama games to help your theatre students feel more confident onstage. If you need more, inside of Drama Notebook, you will find a huge collection of well-organized drama lesson plans, royalty-free play scripts for kids and teens, and 50 drama activities on video. New material is added every month.
- Enhanced creativity: Drama games encourage students to think outside the box and use their imagination, leading to increased creativity.
- Improved communication skills: By engaging in dialogue and storytelling, students learn to express themselves more effectively.
- Increased self-confidence: Performing in front of peers helps students build self-esteem and overcome stage fright or social anxiety.
- Teamwork and collaboration: Drama games often require students to work together, fostering a sense of cooperation and mutual support.
Yes, Let’s. ‘Yes, Let’s’ is a simple, well-known drama game that can also be adapted to help students connect with a text. To play, explain that everyone acts out what the idea-caller (you, the teacher) calls out. For example, if you are studying Matilda, you might say, “Let’s all be Bruce and eat a chocolate cake.”.
Traffic Lights. Traffic Lights is another classic children’s drama game with endless possibilities! In the traditional version, the teacher calls out a colour and students complete the action associated with that colour. For example: “Red!” – students freeze. “Orange!” – students stand on one leg.
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