Drama Activity: LOCATION PROPS
LOCATION PROPS is a good concentration game that also gets students thinking about drama environments and helps to develop pantomime skills. It's good with teens but can work with older elementary (primary) kids!
​How to play location props
Players:
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This is an improv scene game that is played with groups of 4 or 5 students (but it can even be the whole class).
Instructions for this drama activity:
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Students must enter the chosen “location” and, without saying what the object is,
create / use an object that would be present in that environment / scene. -
Each subsequent student that enters the environment must use the objects that were created before them by previous players (not necessarily in order).
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This requires students to pay
close attention to all previous students and attempt to recall all of the objects that have been created (and use them). -
Each student also adds their own object.
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At the end of the game, students should reflect on the location and what objects were created.
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Less confident students should go earlier in the game so as to recall less objects (to begin with).
Example location prop scene
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The environment is an OFFICE.
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The first student enters and uses a computer.
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The second student must use the computer and come up with a new object (let’s say, a pen).
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The third student must use the computer, the pen and create something new.
Mime
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It’s optional whether to have the scene in mime or not.
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If the scene does have sound, students should not identify the item they are creating/using by name (i.e. “I am just going to use this computer over here”), rather, they can create a scene around the item.
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For new and younger groups, try mime first.
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