Fun drama name games

To start, someone should say their name and the name of a food that starts with the first letter of their name. For this game, take a large ball of string of the kind that can easily unravel. Tell the entire group to sit in a circle and make sure to warn them that they must remain seated for safety reasons.

To start, one person should hold onto the tip of the string, then say their name. While still holding onto the string, the person should throw the ball of string to another person. The second person should then say their name, then throw the ball of string to a third person. As the game continues, a web of string will start to be formed by the criss-crossing string.

Make sure that each person rewinds the ball of string before throwing it to the preceding person. Tell all the kids to stand in one large circle. As a group, come up with five questions that ask about information that you want to find out about each other, like:.

After the group has decided on the questions, give the first player the ball. Tell them to say their name, answer the questions and then throw the ball to another player of their choice. The person who catches the ball has to then say their name, answer each question as well, then throw the ball to a third player who answers as well.

Continue the game until everyone has answered the questions. Make sure that nobody answers the questions twice. This is a game for very young children. To play, have all the children sit in a circle on the floor. The teacher should start by sitting in the middle of the circle curled in on themselves, hiding their head under their arms. The entire group should chant:.

This game is for very young children. Then, to play the game, have the group sit in a circle. As the group claps together, the teacher should repeat the first two lines of the chant, with the group repeating the last two lines together. Have the group practice the chant before the game begins. To play, have the kids sit in a circle. Pick one child and sing,. Each sheet of paper should have the name of one of the children in the group written in marker at the top. Give every child a marker and have them stand in a circle.

To play the game, tell each child to walk around the room and pick another player. Once this player has been picked, the child should write a compliment or positive remark about that person on the sheet of paper taped to their back. When everyone has finished, players should return to their place in the circle. Have each child turn to their right and remove the sheet of paper of the person standing in front of them.

One by one, have the children read off the name of the person to their right, along with the compliment or positive remark. Remarks can be general or very specific, depending on how long the group has known each other.

To play this game, inflate one balloon for every child in the group plus one or two extra in case they pop. Have each child write their name on a balloon and decorate it with marker. Put all of the balloons in a container, box or bag. Have the children bat the balloons around and attempt to keep them in the air. The child whose name is called should then answer a predetermined question about themselves, one that was chosen at the beginning of the game. Some good questions include: What is your favorite food?

What would you like to be when you grow up? If you could do anything for a day, what would it be? Repeat until every child has had a turn to share. For this game, find a large plastic jar. Within the structure of a drama class, games can be used as a get-to-know-you exercise, for warm-up, to introduce or practice a new skill or just for fun.

Three chairs are set up in a row at the front. They can pretend to read the newspaper, watch the birds, etc. Select a second person to be the pedestrian. Their job is to embody a character and try to get the park bench occupant to laugh or leave the bench. They are not allowed any physical contact. If the park bench occupant laughs or leaves the bench, the pedestrian takes their place. They become the park bench occupant and the game starts over. If the pedestrian is able to get the park bench occupant to laugh or leave the bench after an allotted amount of time, a new pedestrian is selected.

Choose one person to be the party host and ask them to leave the room briefly. Choose three people to be party guests, and have the rest of the students suggest characters for each of them such as man on a rollercoaster, Justin Bieber, girl who has lost her pet snake, etc.

The party host comes back into the room and returns to the front. The party starts, and the first guest enters the party. They converse with the host while in character for one minute before the next guest enters the party to converse with the host.

Stagger each guest until all three guests are at the party conversing with the host and each other. The guest must stay in character at all times. At the end of five minutes, the host must guess the character for each guest. This can be played in a small group or large group. The teacher starts the story with one sentence i. Moving clockwise around the circle, each student adds one word to the story. The circle is repeated as many times as the teacher deems necessary until they feel the story is finished.

You will need a larger playing space for this one — going outside or into a gymnasium is preferable. Wizards beat giants because they can shrink them. Elves beat wizards because they are quick and can duck their magic. Divide the students into two teams and put them on either side of the playing area. Everyone else should be aware of the leader but not look directly at him. Change movements when the leader does.

Once everyone has the idea, call back the person who left the room. Ask him to stand in the middle and try to figure out who the leader is. Choose a music conductor. Everyone create a sound and rhythm using hands, feet, voice, etc. Then have everyone describe exactly what happened in writing, giving as many details as possible.

Compare the descriptions. Are they the same? Why not? Have children work in 2 or 3 person teams. The blob relaxes as much as possible until the statue is formed, then tries to hold that pose. Designate a leader who goes in, around and under, taking everyone with him until a human knot is formed. Then, the leader retraces his steps and unties the knot. Another person attaches himself to it adding movement. Continue to add youth to the machine, using sounds and moving through space.

Others enter once they figure out what the first person is doing. Form a scene without words and let it play out. Some people become the furniture, telephones, and tables.

Others live in the house. Then huff and puff and blow the house down. Experiment with different ways of giving and taking the pillow. Make it something very valuable and precious. Make it something vile and distasteful. Make it very heavy. Make it light. Make it prickly. Look carefully at each other. One person closes his eyes while the other changes something, such as untying a shoelace. His partner opens his eyes and tries to identify the change. Imagine that you are under water or in space.

Imagine that you are wearing heavy armor. Use an imaginary long sword. By Paul Rooyackers and illustrated by Cecilia Bowman. Purchase at Amazon. The Different Types of Drama.