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• Games for Groups: 50 Games for Different Groups and Occasions	by Alison Chaplin	view in Amazon
This book contains 50 simple games and activities which are suitable for a wide range of age groups, abilities and applications. They are ideal for schools, youth theatres, activity groups, drama clubs, parties - in fact, any situation which requires a quick game! Each individual game specifies the amount of space and any equipment required to play it. The majority of games in this book require little or no equipment - so are excellent ‘any time, any place, anywhere’ games!
• Acting Games for Improv (A Pocketful of Drama)	by Sam Marsden	view in Amazon
Teach students improvisation with this easy-to-use book. Thirty improvisation exercises for the classroom and rehearsals. These exercises are suitable for all ages and skill levels.
• Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops	by Jessica Swale	view in Amazon
This book is the first in a projected series offering a wealth of drama games for people of all ages and abilities. Their aim is to ensure that the drama leader never runs out of fresh ideas. A dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, packed with 101 lively drama games for use in any classroom or workshop setting. The games are designed to explore a wide range of core drama skills: energy, focus, teamwork, trust, character, storytelling, imagination and improvisation. Each page features clear instructions on How to Play, notes on the Aim of the Game and advice on age range, number of players, timing and skills developed. The games are also ideal for directors in the rehearsal room, searching for new ways to energise and inspire actors.
• 101 Drama Games and Activities	by David Farmer	view in Amazon
101 highly effective games and exercises suitable for use in teaching drama lessons, workshops or rehearsals with children, young people or adults. Chapters include improvisation, mime, ice-breakers, group dynamics, rehearsal, story-telling, voice and warm-ups.
• 101 More Drama Games and Activities	by David Farmer	view in Amazon
This sequel to the best-selling 101 Drama Games and Activities contains all-new inspirational and engaging games and exercises suitable for children, young people and adults. The activities can be used in teaching drama lessons and workshops as well as during rehearsal and devising periods.
• Drama Play: Bringing Books to Life Through Drama in the Early Years	by Kay Hiatt	view in Amazon
Looking for effective ways to implement the curriculum creatively. Helping you to plan and deliver drama as a key tool for improving literacy, this book is packed with "read it and run with it" activities.
• Drama Menu: Theatre Games in Three Courses	by Glyn Trefor-Jones	view in Amazon
Drama Menu is a brand new concept for planning and delivering dynamic, progressive drama lessons and workshops. Packed with over 150 tried-and-tested theatre games, exercises and improvisation ideas, it's an essential resource for any drama teacher or workshop leader - guaranteed to deliver delicious drama sessions every time.
• Drama Start, Drama Activities, Plays and Monologues for Young Children (Ages 3-8): Volume 1	by Julie Meighan	view in Amazon
‘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.
• Drama Start Two: Drama Activities and Plays for Children (Ages 9-12)	by Julie Meighan	view in Amazon
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 – Play.Each section provides educators/leaders with a variety of creative and imaginative ideas to stimulate drama activities in many different settings.
• Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years	by David Farmer	view in Amazon
Any teacher will be able to pick up this book, walk into a classroom or studio and deliver exciting learning methods through drama. The book outlines 36 drama strategies and over 250 cross-curricular activities for use with primary school children across the curriculum.
• Play Time: Plays for All Ages	by Julia Donaldson	view in Amazon
Play Time: Plays for all ages includes eleven fun-to-act short plays for all children to enjoy, especially those in primary school (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2). Each play comes complete with helpful guidance on target age, running time and cast. Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales (e.g., the legend of Persephone and The Three Billy Goats Gruff) to original and contemporary short plays, Julia Donaldson has produced an entertaining, simple, satisfying collection.
• Playful Plays: Plays and Drama Activities for Children and Young People	by David Farmer	view in Amazon
This lively collection of eight short plays for children and young people is supported by inspirational drama games designed to bring creativity and fun to the rehearsal room. The stories are based on traditional folk-tales from countries including China, Ghana, Greece, Japan, Turkey and Scandinavia.
• The Improv Book: Improvisation for Theatre, Comedy, Education and Life	by Alison Goldie	view in Amazon
A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation. Classic improv games and variations Telling stories and creating characters Using improv to make theatre and comedy, from monologues to full-scale productions
• Starting Drama Teaching	by Mike Fleming	view in Amazon
Why teach drama? How can a newcomer teach drama successfully? How do we recognise quality in drama? Starting Drama Teaching is a comprehensive guide to the teaching of drama schools. It looks at the aims and purposes of drama and provides an insight into the theoretical perspectives that underpin practice alongside practical activities, examples of lessons and approaches to planning.
• Beginning Drama 11-14	by Jonothan Neelands	view in Amazon
This guide explores the roles, skills and knowledge needed to become an effective drama teacher. It combines practical advice on planning, teaching and assessing with the best teaching practices. It also offers lesson plans for years 7-9 students to use intheir teaching.
• Learning to Teach Drama 11-18	by Andy Kempe	view in Amazon
Aimed at all drama trainees and English and drama secondary teachers, this successful book has been written by the leading authorities in the field.
• An Introduction to Dramatherapy (Creative Therapies in Practice Series)	by Dorothy Langley	view in Amazon
An Introduction to Dramatherapy is a concise introduction to the background, theory and practice of a method of therapy which uses the dramatic process to help people during times of stress, emotional upheaval, illness or disability
• Dramatherapy with Myth and Fairytale: The Golden Stories of Sesame	by Pat Watts, Jenny Pearson, Mary Smail	view in Amazon
Myths and fairytales are our rich heritage; a veritable feast of ancient wisdom passed down through the ages in the memorable form of stories. While almost any story will have deep meaning to some individuals, some of the time, this book presents a collection of stories that these maestros of dramatherapy have found to have a powerful effect almost without fail. These are the 'golden' stories of Sesame.
• The Handbook of Psychodrama	by Marcia Karp (Editor) et al	view in Amazon
This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of psychodrama for professional and trainee psychodramatists. Following an introduction to the history and philosophy of psychodrama the theory is then brought to life by detailed first-hand accounts of psychodrama sessions. The structure of the book innovatively reflects that of the classic psychodrama session - Warm Up, Action, Sharing and the subsequent Processing.
• Sociodrama: Who's in Your Shoes?	by Antonina Garcia	view in Amazon
Whether leading training groups for executives or exploring effective methods of conflict resolution for high school students, this book serves as a how to for anyone who works with groups and searches for ways to enliven, focus, and inspire them
• School Improvement Through Drama: A Creative Whole Class, Whole School Approach	by Patrice Baldwin	view in Amazon
Patrice Baldwin gives an overview of the way drama links to learning, teaching and the curriculum. It will help those who need to connect with the rationale for drama in and across the curriculum and who need to plan for it and explain it to others in terms of its necessity and impact. The book offers guidance that will facilitate schools' work on self-evaluation, preparing for Ofsted, drawing up school development plans and drama policies. With exemplar lessons for each of the year groups across KS1-KS3, this is a highly practical book that has something to offer all who work in or with primary and secondary schools.
• A Practical Guide to Shakespeare for the Primary School	by John Doona	view in Amazon
Shakespeare is one of our key historical figures but so often he remains locked behind glass and hard to reach. The purpose of this book is to unlock Shakespeare, to remove the tag of ‘high art’ that has surrounded his work and return him to the heart of popular culture where his plays began in the first place.
• Beginning Shakespeare 4-11	by Joe Winston & Miles Tandy	view in Amazon
Shakespeare’s plays are widely regarded as the greatest inheritance in English literature and recent years have seen a growing interest in introducing them to children in their primary schools. In this book, the authors bring a blend of clear thinking, playful and inventive practice and straightforward practical advice to bear on teaching Shakespeare in the primary school.
• Teaching Shakespeare: A Handbook for Teachers	by Rex Gibson	view in Amazon
Invaluable support for all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. Teaching Shakespeare is a major contribution to the knowledge and expertise of all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. It makes explicit the principles of active learning which underpin Cambridge School Shakespeare, and helps teachers to develop their existing good practice. Practical examples are given from the plays most frequently used in schools, but Rex Gibson shows that the principles apply equally to the less frequently studied plays, thereby extending the canon of school Shakespeare.
• Creative Shakespeare	by Fiona Banks	view in Amazon
This unique book desribes the ways in which educational practitioners at Shakespeare's Globe theatre bring Shakespeare to life for students of all ages.The Globe approach is always active and inclusive - each student finds their own way into Shakespeare - focussing on speaking, moving and performing rather than reading. Drawing on her rich and varied experience as a teacher, Fiona Banks offers a range of examples and practical ideas teachers can take and adapt for their own lessons. The result is a stimulating and inspiring book for teachers of drama and English keen to enliven and enrich their students' experience of Shakespeare.
• The Drama Club: Developing Successful Performances	by Mark Wheeller, Clive Hulme	view in Amazon
This is the record of a project which Mark Wheeller never wanted to be involved in – a Junior School Drama Club – but which resulted in a triumph. Mark Wheeller takes us through the process of what happened step by step and gives practical advice on running a similar project in your own school or club. The book includes a 10 scene, multi-actor script (no royalties for performance) and access to a FREE online support pack.
• Dorothy Heathcote on Education and Drama	by Cecily O'Neill (Editor)	view in Amazon
Dorothy Heathcote MBE was a unique educator whose practice had a vital influence on the international development of Drama in Education. For more than half a century she inspired generations of teachers and educators all over the world by her original and authentic approach to teaching and learning.
• Structure and Spontaneity: The Drama in Education of Cecily O'Neill	by Philip Taylor, Christine D. Warner (Editors)	view in Amazon
Cecily O'Neill has had a formative impact on the evolution of the creative and dynamic mode of teaching called process drama. Process drama characterises work powered by transformatory outcomes that bring together drama education and theatre practice. Dorothy Heathcote and Gavin Bolton were perceived as the pioneers of a new and radical form of educational praxis, but it was O'Neill who made that praxis accessible to educators worldwide. Her work on structuring classroom drama, her writings on pretext and process drama, her studies on the imagination, multicultural education, and dramatic form have been influential throughout the UK and Europe, North America and Australasia.
• Putting Process Drama Into Action	by Pamela Bowell	view in Amazon
This new book provides a clear and accessible guide on best practice to support teachers when using process drama in establishing creative learning partnerships with their students. It offers a detailed analysis and explores the roles of actor, director and playwright that the teacher must adopt in order to develop the ‘thinking on your feet’ skills and knowledge necessary to deliver a complete process drama experience.
• Drama Lesson Plans for Kids	by Jacky Rom	view in Amazon
From the Author Jacky Rom As an Author, Teacher of Drama and Drama exams I’ve spent 30 years teaching both kids and adults! I decided it was time to share some of my class plans! I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them. Please use your imagination as the plans are just a starting point! I do not use games as warm up, but get straight into either mime or pair work to start the class as well as Tongue twisters and poems to help with clarity and diction! These plans are created to give young people a well rounded start with acing skills.
• Virtual & Social Distancing Drama Plans for Kids	by Jacky Rom	view in Amazon
As an Author, Teacher of Drama and Drama exams I’ve spent 30 years collating lesson plans…. Now in 2020, I’ve had to create a new way of teaching virtu-ally ... It took a while, now I really enjoy it... Now its changing again to ‘Social Distancing’. So I thought... Hey! This can work for that too... I started sharing my plans online… then suddenly I realised I could pop them down in another book! Please remember these plans are just a starter! Please use your own creativity to enhance the ideas.