Drama Resources
Introduction
Drama practitioners working with teachers on the Confident Creators programme encouraged the use of Drama as a tool to develop children thoughts and ideas on a topic: to consolidate knowledge, to experiment, to take risks and to problem solve.
Drama practitioners Amie Taylor, Simon Bachelor and Sonia Hyams, on behalf of Pegasus Opera, produced a drama toolkit available below to help teachers incorporate drama into the classroom.
Drama Toolkit
Planning a lesson incorporating drama
✔ Props and planning the space
Get any props together in advance. Do you want to clear tables and chairs to the side, then mark an acting space on the floor with some tape? Do you need some props to bring the drama to life? It doesn’t need to be anything elaborate eg a hairbrush could be used as a microphone for a TV report drama scene
✔ Warm up
Games and activities designed to focus the class as a drama group and get them up and moving!
✔ Discuss the theme/topic
What do children already know? Teacher might want to input particular knowledge here, show children some stimuli for discussion eg listen to a story/recall vocabulary/share knowledge they already have.
Story Pots
Teacher Role
Encourage children to share with the class work that’s particularly interesting
Encourage children to comment and share what they like
Encourage children to magpie ideas from each other
Reflection
Enable children to see everyone’s work
Invite children to feedback what they like about their work and others
Ask children what they found difficult and how they overcame tricky things
These activities have helped my children to problem solve and work with people they don’t usually work with. It has definitely given them the confidence and skills needed to progress in other learning areas.
Confident Creators teacher, Christ Church Primary SW9
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