What children gain
The main aims are practical: speaking clearly to a group, using the body to show meaning, responding to a partner and working towards a short shared piece. Shy children often join in more readily through movement and group work than through solo speaking, so build towards individual lines slowly.
Keep the audience small and friendly. Performing for the rest of the group is enough.
Free activities to download
Ready-to-run EduTrend Contents performing arts workshops for primary, middle and high school. Each free download includes a step-by-step session plan, facilitator notes, three student worksheets and an assessment checklist. Full 20-week programmes are available in EduStore.
Freeze-Frame Stories
Primary · Ages 7–10
Foundation · 60 min
Groups create frozen pictures with their bodies to tell a story in three scenes, using levels, facial expression and thought-tracking to show what characters feel.
Body Percussion Rhythms
Primary · Ages 8–11
Developing · 60 min
Pupils keep a steady beat, learn rhythm patterns with body percussion, read simple rhythm notation and layer patterns into a group performance.
Voice and Character
Middle School · Ages 11–14
Intermediate · 60 min
Students warm up the voice, explore pitch, pace, pause, projection, tone and emphasis, then use them with character objectives to perform a short duologue.
Choreography Motifs
Middle School · Ages 12–14
Intermediate · 60 min
Students create a short movement motif inspired by a stimulus, develop it using actions, space, dynamics and relationships, and structure a group dance.
Directing and Staging
High School · Ages 15–18
Advanced · 75 min
Students learn stage configurations and stage directions, then direct and block a short scene for two different stages, using proxemics to communicate relationships.
Liked the free activities? Go further with a 20-week programme.
Each free activity comes from a full EduTrend Contents programme: a Family Guide or Teacher's Guide with one-page session plans for 20 weeks, plus an Assessment Toolkit with rubrics, trackers and certificates. Choose the one for your child's age or your class below. Instant PDF download after checkout.
W4C-431 · 20 WEEKS · $29
Little Performers at Home
Family · Ages 6–11 with a grown-up
20 one-page performing activities for home on drama and stories, music and rhythm, dance and movement, and a family show. Includes the Family Guide and an Assessment Toolkit with a star chart, tracker and certificate.
W4C-432 · 20 WEEKS · $39
Young Performers Studio
Primary · Ages 7–11
Four units on drama skills, music making, dance and a class production. Includes the Teacher’s Guide with 20 session plans and an Assessment Toolkit with rubric, baseline challenge and tracker.
W4C-433 · 20 WEEKS · $39
Performing Arts Studio
Middle school · Ages 11–14
Acting and characterisation, music performance and composition, choreography and devising. Includes the Teacher’s Guide and an Assessment Toolkit with concept checks and answers.
W4C-434 · 20 WEEKS · $45
Performance Company Lab
High school · Ages 15–18
Practitioners and styles, text and interpretation, music and movement, and a full production. Includes the Teacher’s Guide and an Assessment Toolkit with a company rubric and concept checks.
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Performing Arts
Five ready-to-run drama, music and dance workshops for primary, middle and high school. Each one comes as a free PDF with a session plan, facilitator notes, student worksheets and an assessment checklist.
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