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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