Drama activities and resources for teachers
For drama lessons and warm-ups
Drama activities for ages 11–14
This collection of drama games and improvisation exercises helps pupils practise working together, creating characters and developing scenes. You can use individual activities as warm-ups or combine them into a lesson using the three suggested sequences.
This is an activities pack to use alongside your own teaching, rather than a full scheme of work. If you need a complete, fully resourced teaching unit, browse our schemes of work.
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This is a one-off purchase that includes both paper sizes. The price includes VAT, and payment is taken in GBP.
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The sample includes Mirror Partners, Three-Image Story and four situation cards. You can download it without creating an account.
About the pack
Each activity has teaching instructions, suggested timings and group sizes, with examples to help you introduce it to your class. There are suggestions for pupils who need more support, ways to extend the work and questions to use in discussion afterwards.
The activities include paired work such as Mirror Partners, group soundscapes and exercises that help pupils develop an improvised scene.
The twelve situation cards give pupils a setting and a problem to explore. The twelve role cards help them think about what their character wants and how this affects the scene.
You can print and cut out the cards for small-group work, using them with the activities or as starting points for your own improvisation tasks.
These sequences show how to combine activities from the pack into three standalone 45-minute lessons on physical communication, improvisation and character. Each includes suggested timings, with alternatives for 30- and 60-minute lessons.
The teacher notes cover setting up the room and adapting participation for different pupils. There is also a reflection sheet you can copy for your classes.
Sample activities
The sample contains the full instructions for Mirror Partners and Three-Image Story, along with four situation cards. You are welcome to try them with your class before deciding whether to buy the pack.
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No. It is a collection of activities, prompt cards and teaching notes that you can dip into for warm-ups or individual lessons. The three suggested lesson combinations use activities from the pack; they do not form a complete teaching unit. Our schemes of work provide a fully resourced unit with a planned sequence of lessons.
Yes. The activities are intended for pupils aged 11–14 and can be used in UK secondary or US middle school drama lessons. The pack includes US Letter pages as well as the UK paper size. The sample will help you judge which activities suit your class; the pack is not tied to a particular curriculum or set of standards.
You will need space for pupils to work safely in pairs and small groups, and printed copies of any cards you choose to use. The activities do not require costumes or specialist equipment. Read through the instructions beforehand so you can demonstrate the task and adapt it to your class.
The pack is a one-off purchase, so you do not need a subscription. You receive the same content in A4 and US Letter PDFs, which you can download from your account. The files are not editable. If you already have an active Full Access membership, the pack is included.
Yes. Your purchase covers use by one teacher, including copies for your pupils and sharing through a secure class space. Please do not upload the pack to a public website, resell it or distribute it to other teachers. Contact us for wider school use.
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