‭Drama Games‬

‭ useum – students freeze as statue from the musical focus of the week‬
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‭(or can be anything) Teacher walks around as guard. Students need to‬
‭move and change spots when Teacher isn’t look. If teacher sees them‬
‭move they are out and sit along wall.‬

I‭cebergs – walking around the room at different pace levels (1- 10) can‬
‭add in extra commands (jump, clap, high, low, dramatic death, dramatic‬
‭rise, stop, go) Then can instruct to do opposite.‬

‭ irectors Coming – use stage directions for students to move to in the‬

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‭space (stage right/left, down stage/ up stage, centre) directors coming‬
‭(class has to make scene and remember their pose/position) Can add in‬
‭extra commands Hamlet (to be or not to be that is the question), 3 singers‬
‭singing, two dancers dancing, trap door, spotlight, fix the lights, chorus line.‬

‭ ,2,1 Look – Focus game, students sit or stand in circle with heads down‬
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‭when you say 3,2,1 look they have to look up but can’t be looking at‬
‭anyone directly in the eye if they are they need to sit down. Goal to focus‬
‭no laughing‬

‭ pace Jump - Improve game, One player starts an activity or creates a‬

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‭scene. Teacher calls Space Jump and the first one freezes. Second player‬
‭builds another scene based on the frozen position of the first player.‬
‭Repeat this till all students are in. Then students leave in the reverse order‬
‭and must remember all the scenes they have done. At end review what‬
‭worked well what didn’t. Game can be done as a mime activity as well‬

‭ cene Work/Mime - In groups or pairs, students develop their own scene.‬

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‭Teacher can give a theme they need to work towards, or it can be up to‬
‭student. Teacher can dictate if it is mimed, or if you can use sound effects‬
‭or words to communicate the story. Each group is to perform for the class.‬

‭ ashed Potato – All students stand in room with eyes closed, teacher‬
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‭turns lights off (can put disco lights on if dark) Teacher taps 1 student on‬
‭the head to be the blood potato. Once selected all students move around‬
‭the room slowly with their arms out. If the touch someone they need to‬
‭whisper if they are a potato or mashed potato, if they blood potato whispers‬
‭in ear the other person dramatically dies and then moves to sit out front.‬
‭Keep playing till only one potato and blood potato left, they then have 10‬
‭seconds to find the final potato.‬

‭ ink – Teacher picks student to be detective and leave room or go in area‬

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‭for bags. All other student stand in circle and close eyes and teacher picks‬
‭the murderer. Teacher asks detective to come in and stand in middle of‬
‭circle. If murderer winks at you dramatically die and sit down. Detective‬
‭needs to discover who the murderer is before all students sit down.‬
‭ ang - Students are in a circle, one student or teacher in centre. They‬
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‭point to someone in the circle and say “bang” that person has to bob down‬
‭and the students either side need to look at each other and say bang.‬
‭Whoever is last sits down. If someone outside of these students also turns‬
‭and says bang it is called ‘misfire’ and they sit down instead.‬