Free Drama Activity of the Month: Catch a Story

May 13, 2010

Get your pupils’ creative juices flowing with this diverse literacy game.

It builds speaking and listening skills, while incorporating physical activity - cross curricular indeed!

1. With the children in the circle, have a ball.

2. Begin a story.

3. Throw the ball to a person in the circle, who must continue the story. They then throw the ball to the next person, and so on.

You can decide if the children must add just a word or a whole sentence to the story.

For a more structured version, use ‘Fortunately, unfortunately’, for example:
Unfortunately the plane’s engines failed.
Fortunately the pilot had a parachute.
Unfortunately the parachute would not open.
Fortunately there was a haystack underneath.

And so on!

For further detailed ideas, book a Freshwater Drama or MFL INSET training session for your school and you will be given a toolbox of ideas to develop drama learning techniques in all areas of the curriculum.

Categories: Drama Activities

Posted by: Ellen @ 5:31 pm