Drama games

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

Three Easy First-Day Theatre Games – Kerry Hishon

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

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

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…

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...

We Are Thespians!

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

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

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

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.

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

40 Classic Drama Games every Teacher should know