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At The Drama Teaching Emporium, we’re excited to share some of our favourite drama games and exercises with you for free! These are designed to inspire creativity, improve performance skills, and have fun in the process.
Whether you're a teacher looking for engaging activities for your students, or just want to bring more fun into your drama sessions, these games and exercises are a perfect place to start.
What's Included:
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Fun Drama Games: Ideal for warming up, team-building, and sparking creativity in the classroom.
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Engaging Exercises: Focused on boosting confidence, improvisation, and performance techniques.
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Quick and Easy to Use: All the activities can be used right away with minimal preparation.
These games and exercises are available for free to watch and download, so you can start using them in your next class or rehearsal.
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Bus Ride
In this exercise, students practice quick character development, adaptability, and interaction with others while embodying different emotions or character traits in a dynamic and fast-changing environment.
Category:
Improv Exercise
Duration:
10-20 minutes
Age Group:
Suitable for ages 6+
Have fun with it!
Emotions in Motion
This exercise will guide students in exploring how emotions shape physicality and movement, strengthening their ability to express feelings through non-verbal communication, body language, and actions.
Category:
Emotion Exercise
Duration:
10-20 minutes
Age Group:
Suitable for ages 6+
Have fun with it!
Gibberish and Words
To focus on character reactions and non-verbal communication through the interplay of gibberish and words. It helps students explore how Commedia dell’Arte characters respond to each other dynamically, enhancing their improvisation and characterisation skills.
Category:
Commedia dell'Arte
Duration:
20-30 minutes
Age Group:
Suitable for ages 9+
Have fun with it!
Groovy Greeting
In this name game students get to know each-other's names through their own Groovy Greetings. This name game encourages students to express their individuality and creativity through personalised greetings, enhancing their confidence and promoting a sense of community and inclusion.
Category:
Name Game
Duration:
5-10 minutes
Age Group:
Suitable for any age
Have fun with it!
HA!
To help students develop breath control, promoting vocal projection and developing their understanding of how to use their diaphragm. This exercise helps to establish a fun and positive atmosphere at the beginning of class as you should have everyone laughing by the end of it.
Category:
Vocal Warm Up
Duration:
5 minutes
Age Group:
Suitable for any age
Have fun with it!
The Christmas Circle Game
The Christmas Circle Game is a fun and energetic game that involves passing energy around the circle with Christmas-themed actions and words.
Perfect for energising a group during the holiday season!
Category:
Warm Up Game
Duration:
10-15 minutes
Age Group:
Suitable for ages 6+
Have fun with it!
Walking into Character
This is a great character creation exercise, to encourage students to develop unique character traits through physicality, observation, and the transition from exaggerated to naturalistic movement for deeper character work.
Category:
Character Exercise
Duration:
20-35 minutes
Age Group:
Suitable for ages 6+
Have fun with it!
Zip Zap Boing! - The Next Level
Get ready to take Zip Zap Boing to the next level! Everything you love from the traditional game with some extra moves!
This game enhances energy and focus while developing coordination and quick thinking through a fun, interactive game.
Category:
Warm Up Game
Duration:
10-15 minutes
Age Group:
for ages 6+
Have fun with it!
