Drama Start Two Drama Activities, Plays and Monologues for Young Children, Ages 9-12, April/2012
| Author(s) | Julie Meighan |
| ISBN10 | 0956896618 |
| ISBN13 | 9780956896612 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 92 |
| Year Publish | 2012 April |
Synopsis
Drama Start 2 is a collection of drama activities and plays suitable for children between the ages of nine and twelve. This book is also suitable for anyone working with children in a 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 two parts: Part 1 – Drama Games; Part 2 – Plays Each section provides educators/leaders with a variety of creative and imaginative ideas to stimulate drama activities in many different settings.
Part One: Drama Games
Relaxation Games: Be a waxwork, Smoke in the chimney, Puppet on a string, Floating tongue, Lion's roar, The rock, Happy place,
Articulation Games: Voice coach, Different strokes, Tongue-twisters. Broken telephone, Stand back - the bridge is breaking, Gibberish. Sound spy, Big balloon,
Secret voices, Vocal projection, Sound nursery rhymes.
Mime and Movement Games: Movement sequences , Walk on the wild side, The 10-second machines, Sculptor at work, Five ways in 20 seconds, Chain mime, Meetings, Fairy tales' charade relay, Bus stop, Group Mime.
Communication Games: Guide dogs, Captain's coming, Freeze and change, Balloon debate, King's/Queen's throne, Last people on Earth, Get connected, Word tennis, 20 questions, Just 30 seconds.
Concentration Games: Clap and tap, Tell it, Mirrors, 20-to-1, Follow the leader, Emotions, Change it, Wink murder, Pass the face, Swaps.
Storytelling Games: One-word story, Unfortunately/fortunately, First-liners/last-liners, Three lies and a truth, An embarrassing moment, No "s" sounds game,Mixed-up fairy tales, Pop-up story book, Fill in the gaps.
Improvisation Games: Three words, Headlines, Magical fairy tales, Dilemmas, Hitchhiker, Nursery rhyme news, Death in a minute, Create a moving picture, Emotional chairs, Pick and mix.
Part Two: Plays For Children
How the Zebra Got His Stripes, The Selfish Giant, The Land of the Trolls & Gargoyles, No Excuse, The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
About The Author:
Julie Meighan is a lecturer in Drama in Education at the Cork Institute of Technology. She has taught Drama to all age groups and levels. She is also the author of "Drama Start Two! Plays and Activities for Children (Ages 9-12)" and "Stage Start! 20 Plays for Children".
