‘Drama Start’ is a collection of drama activities, including games, role playing ideas, action poems, plays and monologues, suitable for children between the ages of 3 and 8. It can be used in Early Years’ settings or in primary schools, up to and including second class. This book is also suitable for people working with children in any setting where drama is used such as community groups, out of school care facilities, therapeutic group work and so on.
The book is accessible and easy to follow. It is divided into three parts – Drama Games, Plays and Monologues. Each section provides educators/teachers/leaders with a variety of creative and imaginative ideas for stimulating drama activities in many different settings.
Part One: Drama Games. There are nine different categories in this section. . Each category, for example warm-up games, listening games, states the main benefit of the games it features.
Part Two: Plays. It is a selection of plays for young children all based on well-known children’s stories. Each play is between five and ten minutes long. They have all been adapted to suit the various needs of the class/group. The plays use a lot of repetition so it is very easy for young children to learn their lines. The cast list is flexible – more characters can be added and existing characters can be changed or omitted.
Part Three: Monologues . It is a selection of monologues for very young children. The monologues can be used for drama examinations, competitions, performances or they can just be done for fun. The monologues also help the children to get into different roles and to use their imagination. In addition they stimulate children’s creativity.
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