Drama
Grade 1: Drama
• Role/character: adopting the attitude, voice, or emotional state of a fictional character
• Relationship: listening and responding in role to other characters in role
• Time and place: pretending to be in the established setting of the drama
• Tension: being aware of a sense of mystery or of a problem to be solved
Imagination Walks
Use your imagination and body to recreate your favourite fictional characters.
First, think about characters from your favourite story books or movies. Write these names on a piece of paper and keep that with you
Take this list on a walk outdoors or in an indoor space. Find a defined space to walk through (hallway, path, forested area). Start off by walking from one end of the open space to the other while a partner (sibling, guardian, friend, classmate) calls out one character from your list
As the characters are called out you have to act out the character with body movements, expressions or sounds while moving to the other end of the playing space
Feel free to add an extra element like weather into the mix. Example: rain and Cinderella or wind storm with Batman, etc.
You might want to take this activity through your favourite wooded place if you love the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Imagine how much fun that could be acting out the wolf or Red Riding Hood!
How did it feel to bring those characters to life? Which one was easy and which one did you find difficult?
Mystery Story Bag
Go outside, go for a walk or explore near your home. Be sure to bring a bag with you and complete the following:
Collect a bunch of items from outside - nothing sharp
Place them in a bag
Blindfold someone or ask them to close their eyes
Have them grab one item from the bag
See if they can guess what it is
Take off their blindfold and work together to create a story about the object or if you want to play alone, close your eyes and pick an item
The story can be about where the object comes from. The story can also be about where the object will be going in the future.
Role Play With Me
Role playing is a great way to learn how to problem solve and help us to deal with certain situations. This activity can be done with two or more participants.
Take a few moments to come up with your own ideas of what to role play. Some examples could be playing zoo keeper, parks officer, gardener or outdoor field instructor!
How did it feel to bring those characters to life? Which one was easy and which one did you find difficult?
Switching Bodies “Off with your Head”
Collect some old magazines, newspapers or online pictures that you have permission to use. You will need scissors and help completing the following:
Cut out a picture of someone’s head from photos or magazines
Paste them on a piece of paper
Cut out pictures of animals from magazines
Cut off their heads
Merge them together and have fun creating new creatures
You can put animal heads on human bodies or human heads on animal bodies
Pick your favourite creature