Some Drama Games/Activites/Tips

 Ice Cream -In pairs. One person makes an icecream in a cone, while describing it to their partner. They then give it to their partner to eat. Partner describes the taste, feelings etc. Swap roles. (Warm Up)

 Present Giving - Pairs. One person wraps a present for the other. Partner opens it. It is exactly what they wanted. (Warm up) 

To end a drama activity click fingers to dismiss it

Prepared to Play -Use activities that encourage group to imagine and to work safely together and support each other  

Lead on a journey - In pairs. One person with eyes shut. Other leads them on a journey that they narrate on the way and get the blind person safely through obstacles, real and imaginary. Have to trust your partner.  On course I was taken on a journey to meet Dr Who. I took my partner through Candyland.  some people told a story such as " Going on a Bear Hunt" (Building Trust) 

 Trading Game - A collaborative activity. Use it to share information, gather information, express ideas/opinions/ introduce a theme. Each person shares with another person their response to teacher's question. Before moving to the next person, decide whether to keep their original statement  or take on the other person's idea. Random grouping in pairs in a clear space. (Sharing ideas)

The Doughnut- Use for sharing ideas. Two circles. People in inside circle facing out. Outside circle facing in. Share with person opposite then when told to move the outside circle moves to next person in inner circle on their right. (Sharing)

Melting Candles (a name game) In a circle. Person who starts makes eye contact with another person in the group and says their name. Person being looked at says other person's name. Maintaining eye contact they walk into the circle, go back to back, then melt to the floor, then go into partner's space.
Modify - when in middle, slap hands high four times; do-se-do around each other; perform some action suggested by the group or idea person who is called comes up with..

Human knots  In a circle, link hands with different people opposite you. Once everyone is linked, try to untangle without letting go of hands.

Park Bench  Put  four chairs together as a park bench. One person sits on bench, then another person comes along and starts a conversation. Other people come and sit down and first person leaves. Can use accents, funny voices. Person leaving has to give a reason as to why they have to go.

Bibbity Bibbity Bob 

1.  The entire class stands in a circle and the teacher stands in the middle of the circle.
2.  LEVEL 1: The teacher points at someone in the circle and says “bippity bippity bop” as fast as she can. The person being pointed at must say “bop” before she gets to the end of her phrase. If the teacher points to a student and only says “bop”, then the student must stay quiet. The goal of the teacher is it get the students to not say “bop” fast enough in the first case scenario, and to say “bop” in the second.
3.  LEVEL 2: After this level is well understood by the whole group, it is time to add another dimension. If the teacher points to a student and says “haunted house”, the student must crouch down and in a ghoulish voice say “Come in! Come in!”. The two students to his left and right must use both their arms to make the roof of a house over the crouched student.
4.  LEVEL 3: If the teacher points to a student and says “Hawaii”, the student being pointed at would have todo the hula while the students on the left and right would put their arms up like palm trees.
Laser Beams
 In pairs, children maintain eye contact, to create laser beams. An object is placed in the middle of the floor. A person, who has been waiting outside the room, comes in and has to work out how to get through the laser beams to get the object. If a beam is crossed the pair says "buzz". Three buzzes and you are out.
Zombies
 Children walk around the room with their eyes closed. Arms crossed. Teacher taps one to become a zombie. Zombie makes a noise to warn the others and walks with their arms stretched out in front of them. They try to squeeze another child on the shoulder then that person becomes a zombie and makes a zombie noise. If two zombies squeeze each other they become human and sigh as they change back.
Alphabet conversations
Each sentence starts with a new letter. Set a location
eg 1st person:  Allan rode his bike to the beach. 
 2nd person:    Before he got there he stopped at the shop.
3rd person:     Carrying his supplies carefully he carried on biking to the beach.  etc etc. 
Blindfold Crossing a trust activity
In two lines and pairs facing each other. One line blindfolded, with hands up as bumpers. Partner in other line calls their partner to them. Start 3m apart and then make the gap wider and wider. Swap roles. 

Superheroes  4 to 5 in a group. 1st person goes on "stage". Audience decides what super hero they will be, and set the scene of action. Superhero character sees the situation on the news, and talks about what they are going to do. At any stage they can say "I need help". In comes actor 2. Superhero gives them a name and powers and they act out their role, adding dialogue and action til they say "I need help." Once everyone is on stage , 1st person gives an excuse to leave and then work way through rest of the characters.