Drama Activity: LIVING PICTURES
In this drama activity, students work together to create shapes with their bodies and develop pantomime skills. This is a great drama activity for kids of all ages!
​How to play living pictures
Players:
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This is a drama activity that works well in groups of 4 (but can be 3 or 5).
Instructions for this drama activity:
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Teacher explains that students must use their bodies to create objects.
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In small groups (3-5) students work together to become different parts of objects.
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For example, teacher calls out “roast dinner” and one student becomes a carrot (lying out long and straight), one student becomes the plate (making a circle body shape around the carrot) one student becomes the roast potatoes (crouching) and one student becomes the meat (making a meat shape).
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Encourage students to think creatively and tell them that there are no wrong ways to create the objects as long as they are working together.
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Give students a time frame and count down while they are creating the freezes
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Provide individual group prompting as the groups create their freezes
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Example objects:
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Boat, Swivel Chair, Microwave, Letters
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Extension:
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Add in sounds and repetitive movement.
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This Drama Activity is included in the FREE Drama Games PDF which you can download HERE!
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