Drama Games, Ensemble Building, Focus
Drama Game: The Machine
Type: Focus, Ensemble Building.
Purpose: Develops creativity, concentration, and group cooperation.
Procedure:
1. Start with one student making a noise and a simple repeatable gesture.
2. When the student has a rhythm and another student has an idea for a movement which connects to the first gesture that student joins the first student by making a new noise and movement which connects to the original gesture.
3. Each student joins in with a new noise and gesture and connects to the others in some way until all students are involved in creating the machine.
Evaluation:
– What did you imagine the machine you created was?
– What was your part in making it?
– How could we make the machine batter?
– Was it difficult to keep your concentration until everyone was creating the machine?
VARIATION: Decide on a type of machine and then have everyone create it together- everyone starts at the same time.
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I love your blog. It is very helpful. I will try some of your exercises with my little students. I will let you know. Best. Anna
Thanks Anna, please do.
This is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for! I work with children 2-4years and was thinking to adapt it mire to their age range maybe give them guidance to do something for example child A, can you be a wheel, child b can you be a pole. Do you think this would work and for the more outgoing children let them be a part they want to be, or something? 🙂
Hi Jo, I think it’s a great idea to give the littler kids more guidance in the beginning. Then once you feel they’re comfortable, giving them a chance to create their own part.