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Organization of dramas 
16.05.2020 

Hakimova Zuhra 
FWLC OshSU 
ERC-5-18(a) 
 
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Introduction 
 

To make the drama class experience magical and full of 

wonder, you may want to come up with a way of inviting 
kids into the room for the very first class. Here are several 
examples: 
 
 
 

Plan 
 
1. Imaginary Places  
2. The Campfire 
3. The Tree 
4. Line 
5. Big Wind Blows 
6. The interview game 
 

 
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Imaginary Places 
 
Turn the lights down and play some instrumental 
music. Invite the kids to move about the room in 
time to the music. Ask them to listen closely and 
imagine what kind of place the music reminds them 
of. They can “pretend” to be in that place as all of the 
other students arrive. When every child is present, 
gather the students into a circle and let them know 
that they have already been acting! Then go around 
the circle and ask each child to say his/her name, 
and tell the rest of the class which place he/she was 
imagining. Let the kids know that the essence of 
theatre is using their imaginations to create different 
places and people wherever they are!  
 

 
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The Campfire 
 
Designate an area of the room where the 
group routinely meets in a circle. Create an 
imaginary fire in the middle of the circle. Dim 
the lights and invite the kids to sit around the 
‘campfire’ with their snacks. You may choose 
to tell a story, or ask for each child to 
contribute something such as telling the class 
about a time when they felt really scared, or 
something that no one else knows about 
them. A ‘talking stick’ is a really great item to 
have on hand for campfire time. 
 

 
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​The Tree 
 

Provide enough paper and colored markers for everyone. Invite 

the kids to enter the room and join the circle and start drawing a 
tree. It can be any kind of tree. Any color, any shape, any design. 
When all the kids have arrived, and have finished their trees, have 
the students place them on the floor either in a big wide circle, or 
in random places around the playing space. This is our tree 
‘gallery.’ In silence, invite the players to walk around the gallery 
looking at the trees. Eventually have them stop at a tree that is not 
their own, but one they feel is like them. Then have them find a 
tree that is very different from them. Then invite the kids to join 
you in a sitting circle. Ask them what they noticed. Explain that just 

 
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like us, every tree is different and that in this class, there are all 
kinds of people with all kinds of viewpoints and that all of us are 
unique. Explain that no one is ever right or wrong… and in this 
class, we appreciate each other’s differences. 
 

Lines 
Divide the students into two equal groups. Announce an order that you wish them to line 
up in, first group to finish their line correctly wins. 
 

Big Wind Blows 

(Ideally requires chairs or some way of marking places). Someone in center declares 
something that is true about themselves. For example: “A big wind blows for everyone who 
loves to sing.” Then, everyone who loves to sing must run from their place and find a new 
place. Someone is then stuck in the middle again. 
 

Or try this! 
From One Side to the Other 
One of the challenges with “Big Wind Blows” is that everyone is so concerned with finding 
another spot that they often don’t notice who shares their interests. Try having the class 
stand on one end of the playing space. One person goes to the other side and declares 
something that is true about them. Anyone who shares their interest joins them. players 
notice who is with them and who is left behind. This version of the game lacks the frenetic 
energy of the traditional “Big Wind Blows,” but it allows participants to actually get to know 
the other players (which is the point of the original game). 
 

 
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The Interview Game 
Have students pair up with someone who they don’t know very well. Instruct students to 
take turns interviewing their partners for just a few minutes. Here are some sample 
questions (for younger kids, give no more than three): 
 
What is your name? 
What is your favorite hobby? 
What is your least favorite food? 
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? 
What is your favorite movie? 
What are you afraid of? 
What is your favorite season and why? 
If you were stranded on a desert island, what one thing would you take with you? 
If you could only have one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? 
Encourage students to try and discover and remember as many details as possible. After 
they’ve interviewed each other, students can take turns in pairs going up onstage and 
introducing their partner. This is a great way to get kids to stand up in front of each other 
right away, while simultaneously allowing audience members to learn more about their 
classmates.