3 Fun & Easy Drama Games to Play at Home or in the Classroom
(Don’t worry - no theater experience required!)
Bored of board games?! Here are 3 fun, easy, imagination games that are super simple to play at home or in your classroom. They’re great for morning circle time, brain breaks or even family game night. Play on!
In this game, everyone has to work together to tell a story. The trick is, you can only say one word at a time! Go around the room (or the table or the car) and one at at time, each person will contribute one word. Don’t think too hard about it - just say the next word that comes to your mind that makes sense and helps move the story along. This requires great listening skills, teamwork and thinking on your feet. You can also play “One Sentence Story” where everyone adds a sentence instead of one word!
This game is just like the classic Rock, Paper, Scissors game, but you get to use your whole body to act out whatever words you want. The only limit is your imagination!
Have two people face each other and say “Rock, Paper, Scissors!”. The two players should then act out whatever comes to mind. For example, let’s say one person pretends to be a tornado and the other pretends to be a flower. The group can do a quick vote on who "won" that round (in this case, probably the tornado!) Don’t think too hard about what you're going to act out and keep the game moving quickly. This is great practice for getting your kiddos to think on their feet and go with their instincts!
This is a spin-off of One Word Story that’s sure to have everyone giggling! Have 3 people sit in chairs that are set up in a row. These 3 people are now one person - the world famous, brilliant Dr. Know-It-All! One person (ideally an adult in the room) should pretend they’re hosting a talk show with Dr. Know-It-All as their special guest. Ask Dr. Know-It-All questions (or call on others to ask questions). Ask anything you want! “Why is the grass green?” “How old are you?” “What’s ten million times four billion?”. The three people playing Dr. Know-It-All must answer the question, BUT…each person can only say one word at a time. They must work together to answer the questions in complete sentences.
The person sitting on the far left side should say the 1st word of the answer, the person in the middle should say the 2nd word and the person on the right should say the 3rd word. Then it returns to the person on the left.
The answers don’t have to be correct, they can respond however they want. The sillier the better! This game challenges students’ creative thinking, teamwork and listening skills!
