Drama in the classroom

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Drama activities in the classroom.

Sometimes you need extra activities to make your lesson more appealing and some creative ideas for teaching drama.

This resource offers you a variety of activities including ice-breakers, games etc, short and easy to apply. This is one of the activities.

http://dramaresources.com

Bill and Ben

 

You need to know the original tune of the famous BBC children’s television programme to play this rather daft game. (You can listen to the tune below.) Everyone stands in a circle. First of all, sing the song as a group. The words are not too complicated:

Bill and Ben, Bill and Ben,

Bill and Ben, Bill and Ben,

Flowerpot Men.

When everyone is confident of the tune, the game begins. One person starts by singing the first word from the song. The person on their left sings the next word, and so on – a little like telling a one word at a time story. Try to keep the tempo smooth. “Flowerpot” can be sung as one or two words – it’s up to you!

Once this has been mastered, the next rule is that the person singing “Bill” must bend their knees at the same time as singing the word – just that person. When that is working, add the next rule – everybody bends their knees when anyone sings “Ben”. This usually results in much laughter, with people bending their knees at the wrong times. If you lose the flow of the tune, start again.

 

 

 

Learning Objectives: To warm up the voice

To encourage concentration

To cooperate in group work

Age Group: 9+

Participants: Whole group

Recommended time for activity: 10-15 minutes