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Drama Games app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 2752 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Halware Ltd
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.2, last update: 8 years ago
First release : 30 Apr 2013
App size: 11.18 Mb

Essential resource for drama teachers and session leaders. 50 classic drama games with fully editable session planner and teaching tool-kit!

Available fully translated into Spanish

CONTENT
●50 of the best known drama games and theatre exercises.
●Organized into categories that follow the typical structure of a drama lesson - from simple drama games to demanding theatre exercises
●Contains over 15,000 words.
●11 Ideas-lists containing a variety of starting-points for improvisation.
●Written in a concise, succinct style designed to be quickly absorbed yet comprehensive in scope.
●Each game divided into description, roles and objectives, instructions and hints and benefits sections - with age range, minimum player and resource requirements stated.
●Instruction section written in a series of clear essential steps - the minimum required for a class to understand each game.
●Can be used to run drama-sessions in situations without prior planning.
●Written on virtual paper background with fully formatted text including a color-coding scheme, headings and bullet-points to aid readability.
●Games and sessions searchable by name.

TEACHING TOOL-KIT
●Save games to an unlimited number of sessions.
●Edit game order within sessions
●Use category color-code and icons to see the energy level and concentration requirements for any part of a session (warm colors for energy, cool colors for concentration).
●Attach Ideas-lists to games for quick reference.
●Use timer to record game duration - session duration and game total is automatically calculated.
●Warning icon displayed if session duration total includes games that have not been timed (with number of timed games)
●Attach audio tracks for use with lessons (including sound effects and music) - audio syncs with iTunes library in real-time.
●Record and email notes about games, lesson evaluation etc.
●Access game user-data (duration, audio, notes and ideas) from all other sessions.
●Games update user-data display icons in real-time.
●Use browser-buttons to revise session games ahead of time during sessions.
●Time one game while browsing other games in a session.

STRUCTURE (Volumes, sections and games)

1. Starters and Warm-up Games

British Bulldog
Dodgeball
Duck, Duck, Goose!
Grandmothers Footsteps
Hunt the Slipper
I Sent a Letter to My Love
Lemonade
Meltdown
Whats the Time Mr Wolf?
Zip! Zap! Pow!

2. Teamwork

●Name Games
Auction your partner
Big Ball Name Game
Hey!
Name Game
Zombies

●Bonding Games
Applause!
Chinese Whispers
Knots
Supporting Bodies
The Wolf and the Sheep

●Focus Games
Captains Orders!
Fortunately/Unfortunately
Hunter and Hunted
Rhythm Games
Wink Murder

3. Acting Skills

●Voice Games
Pass the Sound
Soundscapes
The Ministers Cat
Throw the gum
Yes Your Majesty

●Physical Games
Adjectives
HELP!
Human Machine
Human Sculptures
Mirroring

●Character Games
A Character in the Corner
Agree / Disagree
Hot Seating
Master / Servant
The Five Walks

4. Devising Skills

●Improvisation Games
Die by…
The Accident
The Colour Game
The Telephone Game
What are You Doing?

●Narrative Games
Chain Story
Fairytales with a twist
Newspaper Articles
The Archaeological Dig
The Incident

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