General Resources
Children's theatre/Creative Drama
Matt Buchanan, published playwright and composer, is the author of this website. It contains lesson plans, plays, monlogues,
curriculum, ideas on how to write a play, classroom rules, how to do evaluations, resources, and other valuable information.
He is very creative in the presentation of the material.
Creative Drama & Theatre Education Resource Site
This website has been created by Janine Moyer Buesgen who works with theatre on the secondary level. The site contains
ideas for use in the classroom, theatre games, a comprehensive list of plays, resource llinks, and information about what
creative drama is.
Lesson Ideas
VSA arts
This is a sample activity of using creative drama through a lesson entitled "Puppet interview' that is a part of a unit
"All About Me." This is a website designed for people with disabilities. I found it fascinating.
Creative Drama Ideas
This is a lesson from the All Species Project Environmental Eduxation & Action. This is an excellent example
of how creative drama can be used in an interdisciplinary way. Students research environmental topics and present the research
through drama.
Lesson PlanZ.com
These are more links to lesson plans related to drama for grades K-12. There is a teachers' forum if you are interested
in posting a question or topic for discussion.
Teachnology
This is another website with links to multiple lesson plans and ideas for teachers related to drama for all level of
education.
Resource Links
Pioneer Drama service, Inc.
This site is a list of top resources for classroom drama, plays, and musicals. It is very comprehensive with a lot of
interesting resources. There are even links to blogs related to drama.
ProTeacher
This is a site with numerous links to all types of resources for teachers related to drama. There are lesson plans, games,
and other useful ideas.
Commercial Stuff
Bad Wolf Press, Musical plays for musically timid teachers
We have used several of these plays. and attended the workshops. They are a BIG hit with the kids. If you're looking
for ready-made plays, these are great.
Kid Prov
We have attended numerous workshops by this group and used their materials with the students. The activities work.
