Saturday, February 04, 2012
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Games Improvisation

Alphabet Conversation

Have a conversation where each sentence begins with the next letter of the alphabet. This may seem difficult at first, but improves with practice. If you get stuck, you can also use sounds to start a sentence, for example 'Mmmm' or 'tut-tut'. Here is an example:

A: Anyone seen my cat?
B: Black one, with funny eyes?
A: Can't say I remember.
B: Don't tell me you've forgotten what it looks like?
A: Every cat looks the same to me.
B: Fortunately, I found one yesterday
A: Gee, that's great!

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Status Pictures

Status Pictures at Developing Directing Skills Course

In pairs, create a still image where one of you has a higher status than the other. It can be a real situation, or something abstract. Show your image to the others and let them guess who is "high" and who is "low". Discuss why there may be areas of disagreement.

Make another image showing high and low status in a different way. Finally, try to make an image where you have equal status and see if the onlookers agree!

This is one activity we explore on our Developing Directing Skills course.

 

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Primary Drama Courses

Drama Books by David Farmer

101-shad1

"One of the handiest things to have around" - Teaching Drama magazine

 If you enjoy the activities on this website, then you will love 101 Drama Games and Activities by David Farmer. The pages are packed with tried and tested ideas for drama lessons, workshops or rehearsals. 

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Learning-Through-Drama-shad1

Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years by David Farmer contains drama strategies and lesson plans for use with primary school children both within subject areas and as extended learning opportunities in whole class drama sessions. Now available - signed copies for order exclusively through this website. Download 40 page sample.

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