Drama games

Learn how to play this quick, fun and dramatic drama game that's perfect for a group warm up! Find out more now...

When I first started teaching, I didn’t quite know how to approach the drama section of our art curriculum. We would do a few skits, occasionally play a version of Bus Stop where one kid had to make another laugh, and call it a day. I wanted to breathe some life into our drama activities and make things fun again. Improv games were a perfect fit!

Three Easy First-Day Theatre Games – Kerry Hishon

A collection of fun drama games and activities for kids. Great for drama class or to warm up for your theater group. #DramaGames #DramaActivities #ActingTips #SchoolPlays

Late For Work is a great improvisation and storytelling game that can be used in both the drama and ESL classroom.

If you’ve ever seen a bunch of kids playing in a circle, you know the magic that can happen—giggles take over, shy kids come out of their shells, and imagination runs wild. Today, we’re jumping into one of my favourite parts of drama class: circle theatre games! These games are total game changers for building connection, boosting creativity, practicing listening skills, and growing confidence—and the best part? They’re ridiculously fun. So let’s hop into my top 10 circle games that are…

Big Fish, Small Fish is a popular cool down drama game suitable for children aged 6 and above, to improve focus and concentration.

Players create evolving tableaus adding themselves as elements to a scene, each declaring their role. It starts with I am a tree.

Use these drama games with upper primary and middle primary students as brain breaks or to help students build their skills. These activities and games work with any content your class is familiar with!

Here are some free PDF's of some of my favourite drama, theatre and improv games to play with different year levels.

Drama games build confidence, let kids use their imagination and can serves as a foundation for theatre skills. Here are some of the most entertaining drama activities for you to try.

40 Classic Drama Games every Teacher should know

Improv night for your homeschool high schooler! #homeschooling #drama #fineart

Type: Warm-Up Purpose: This game fits in a category that I call minimalism 🙂 Extremely simple, yet effective at focusing a class and having a bit of fun in the beginning of a session. Procedure: 1. Have the class stand in a circle. 2. Tell them (with a wink) you are about to introduce to them a super complicated...

Zip, Zap, Zop! is a definitive drama game that you're sure to encounter in every drama classroom. It's great for improving focus!

Want to learn and practice differet types of drama? Here's a list of 9 with an explanation of how to do each one. Great for drama class.

Drama games are not staged plays but a dynamic form in which children explore their minds and the world around them. They can use their play-acting in sensory games, pantomimes, story games with puppets, in creating masks and costumes, and much more. Drama games allow children to get more in touch with themselves and what they want to be, and are a delightful way to discover the freedom, creativity, and expression of acting- and living. The SmartFunActivity series encourage imagination…

Students learn better when movement is included in a lesson. These four fun improv games get students actively engaged and make the learning really stick.