100+ drama lessons in topics ranging from foundational drama skills to social/emotional learning to drama integration with every core curricular subject.
We designed these drama lessons by pulling together selected drama activities and stories to teach drama objectives, matched with National Standards. These complete ready-to-go lessons save you planning time — simply search your targeted skill or concept to find the perfect lesson. Each lesson includes a list of prerequisites, a step-by-step activity guide, assessment suggestions and an extensive list of supplemental teaching strategies.
These drama lessons are customizable and adaptable. We know every classroom is different, so think of them more as a guide. Alter them, add to them, rearrange them, and personalize them as you see fit, and if you ever have questions on how to implement them, we’re always here to help!
We have combined these drama lessons to create a complete integrated drama curriculum. We organized this curriculum by grade level focusing on age-appropriate objectives, matched with the National Standards.
Use the search function below to filter by grade, drama skill and integration topic.
Writing Story, Transformation, Imitation: Humpty Dumpty Lesson
Before I Couldn’t, But Now I Can – With Story Lesson
Baking a Cake Lesson
Animals and Their Homes Lesson
American Pioneers Lesson
Thanksgiving Lesson
Blending Tableau with Social Studies: Three Scenes from History
Halloween Lesson
Revolutionary War: The Printing Press
Connecting Drama and Science – Body Objects: With Setting, Environments and Details
Statue Sentences Lesson
Poetry Through Vocal Expression
Becoming the Body Lesson
Building Vocabulary Through Drama: Vocabulary Statues Lesson
Studying Bones: The Scientist’s Dilemma
Henry’s Magic Hat – FREE Version
Crossing the Road
“What do Words Mean?” with Story & Dialogue Lesson
The Nutcracker 3: Original Pantomime to Nutcracker Music Lesson
The Nutcracker 2: Mouse and Toy Soldier Fight Lesson
The Nutcracker 1: Brother and Sister Quarrel Lesson
Revolutionary War Through Drama: Life in the Colonies Lesson
Personification and Characters Lesson
Mime with The Ever-Evolving Green Man Lesson
Making the Thundercake Lesson
Habitats, Needs of Living Things, and Body Details Lesson
Explorers, Risk Taking, and Tableau Lesson
Donkey Tale 2: Adding Dialogue Lesson
Donkey Tale 1: Movement & Imitative Action Lesson
Civil War Drama Lesson
Two Character Dialogue Lesson
One Person Monologue Lesson
The Chase Lesson
Body Objects: Acting The Dreamer Story
Señor Coyote Acts as a Judge
Creating Mood
How the World Was Formed on Turtle’s Back
Paper Bag Charades
Park Bench
Animal Shapes Story Lesson
Planning and Practicing: The School Crisis
Planning and Practicing: The Tightrope
Three Scenes from a Book
Henry’s Magic Hat Lesson
Reader’s Theater
Open Scenes Lesson
Bound No’th Blues Lesson
Inferencing and Questioning in “The Daydreamer” Lesson
Building Vocabulary Through Drama Lesson
Adding Details and Emotional Color to Writing Lesson

Statue Redesign Lesson

Fluency Through Poetry Lesson
Good News, Bad News Lesson
Landforms Lesson
Painting Stories Lesson
Jabberwocky Lesson
Statue Maker with Nursery Rhymes Lesson

Body Systems Lesson (Part 2)

Body Systems Lesson (Part 1)

“Westward Ho!” Lesson (Part 3)

“Westward Ho!” Lesson (Part 2)

“Westward Ho!” Lesson (Part 1)

Making Machines Lesson

The Fire Lesson

Tornado Lesson

Prop Story Lesson

The Chase Lesson

How to Analyze Drama Lesson

Communities Lesson

Team Machines Lesson

Vision Quest Lesson

Turtle who Lived by the Pond Lesson

The Greatest Show on Ice Lesson

B.J.’s Journey Lesson

The Dreamer Lesson

Emotion Stories

Science Integrated Drama Lesson

Language Arts Integrated Drama Lesson

Acting Story Lesson

Drama Skills and Vocabulary Lesson

The Sacred Scarab Lesson – Review & Assess

Body Objects – a FREE drama lesson
