Mantle of the Expert

Book review of Dorothy Heathcote’s “Drama for Learning – Dorothy Heathcote’s Mantle of the Expert Approach to Education”. (.doc file 37KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Famine Notice

Notice for a Famine Ship to use as a starting point for history-based drama. (.doc file 18KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Morning Actions

A drama warm-up activity, where pupils act out a scene following the directions of the teacher. (.doc file 29.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Freeze In-Role

Drama warm-up game where involving physical activity where pupils are asked to travel around a space and freeze as a particular character. (.doc file 23KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Character Walks

Drama warm-up games involving physical activity where pupils travel around a space as a particular character or some other animal etc. (.doc file 31.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Drama Lesson Structure

An example of the structure of a drama lesson – adapted from the work of Gavin Bolton. (.doc file 29.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Stage Directions

Diagram showing the names of the different areas around a stage – useful for instructing children where to move around a stage if putting on a performance. (.doc file 28.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Drama and Theatre Language

Language that the teacher may wish children to learn about theatre and drama. (.doc file 38KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Dramatic Writing

Suggestions on how to develop a dramatic activity into a written activity. (.doc file 25KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

The Creation

Poem in the American gospel tradition, suitable for oral dramatisation. (.doc file 27.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Drama Techniques and Strategies

A list of techniques and strategies that can be used in the drama lesson to compliment and develop an improvisation – from an article by Jonothan Neelands. (.doc file 37.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Feelings Game

An oral language activity to get pupils to talk about feelings – cut out the cards, laminate and ask the children to complete the feelings sentences. eg. “I feel confident when ….” (.doc file 54KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is...

Story Box

An oral language activity where pupils select cards and link the cards into a narrative story. Cards are arranged into groups to be copied and laminated. As a follow up activity, the cards could be used to create a written story. (.doc file 94KB) Download File…...

The Wild Rover

Words to the song “The Wild Rover” and its Gaeilge equivalent “Níl ‘na Lá”. (.doc file 42.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...