Drama games for kids

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.

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!

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!

Drama games provide a wonderful way to build confidence, imagination, and self-expression skills in your little actors. With our collection of cheerful activities, perfectly tailored to kids of all ages, you’ll teach them the tips and tricks of acting while having a ball doing it! From classic improv games to innovative characterizations - we’ve got you covered with a series of awesome activities to inspire your budding performers.

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

#screenfreeweek #theatergames #theaterforkids It's Screen-Free Week 2018! Celebrate with some super fun theater games for kids, courtesy of my friend Kirby - an actor, dancer, and homeschooling mom of three.

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…

You can help the kids develop instinctive response, confidence, and spontaneity with improvisation games. Here is a list of exercise for this topic.

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

Starting a unit with an exciting activity, like this, engages children right away. Drama games for kids build interest in drama class.

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

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…

Need a fun and creative game for your drama students? This game is fun and fast and great for creating characters. Have a look now.

Need to warm up your drama or theatre class? Here's is a great game for all ages and sizes. Read how to play here.

Explore an exciting realm of Theatre Games & Exercises designed to bring out the best in any drama student. Perfect for drama classes, clubs, schools, amateur dramatics, and community theaters, these games and exercises foster teamwork, creativity, and acting skills. They are a sure way to make every practice session enjoyable and engaging. Follow for more amazing theatre ideas and make every rehearsal a celebration.

Teaching acting classes for young kids can be challenging. We put together a great acting lesson for teaching kids 3-5 years old.

40 Classic Drama Games every Teacher should know

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...

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

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.