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Great resource for drama teachers!
Great resource! I used it to do a play with 10 girls (ages 8-11) from a church group. Super creative plays that are easy to put a lot of kids in.
This has been a great tool. Thank you for providing it for all! Great resources to help this new drama teacher get started.
Great materials, organized and easy to find what I'm looking for, and so easy to use.
Excellent website, with practical and thoughtful resources.
This is my one-stop-shop for fast access to the right kind of script I need in so many different situations. I also appreciate all the supportive materials for teachers. Thank you for such a great site.
What an invaluable resource for drama teachers!! I have gotten so much inspiration and material for my homegrown drama school from this site. Thank you!!
This is probably way too long, but I kept thinking of more and more reasons I love Drama Notebook!
I am thrilled to share my enthusiastic endorsement of Drama Notebook, a truly exceptional resource for theatre and creative dramatics educators. This website stands out as the best resource I have ever encountered for theatre instruction, catering to a wide range of ages from preschool through high school seniors. I Love Drama Notebook because…
1. **Comprehensive Resource Library**: Drama Notebook offers an extensive array of plays for kids and materials, making it incredibly versatile for teaching various concepts and producing engaging holiday programs. From beloved stories like "Three Little Pigs" and "Mother Goose" to classic Shakespearean plays, the breadth of content available is unmatched.
2. **Ease of Use**: The website is incredibly user-friendly, allowing teachers to access everything they need with just a few clicks. The intuitive design ensures that educators can efficiently find scripts, lesson plans, and thematic resources without hassle.
3. **Value for Teachers**: Drama Notebook provides outstanding value by offering a wide range of resources all in one place. The availability of a year-long Scope and Sequence, daily lesson plans, and diverse literature make it a go-to tool for planning an entire academic year.
4. **Versatility Across Age Groups**: Having taught theatre at middle school, high school, and now elementary school levels, I have found Drama Notebook equally effective across all these age groups. The resources are adaptable and relevant, supporting a broad spectrum of educational needs.
5. **Practical Workshops**: The website’s workshops for teachers are both concise and actionable, allowing educators to directly share what they’ve learned with their students. This practical approach enhances the overall teaching experience and contributes to effective classroom management.
**Conclusion:**
Drama Notebook is an invaluable asset for anyone involved in theatre and literature education. DNB would also be a valuable site for teaching ESL. Its comprehensive and easily accessible resources, combined with exceptional value and practicality, make it an essential tool for educators at all levels. I highly recommend Drama Notebook and will continue to rely on it for my teaching needs as long as I have students.
Drama Notebook has been an invaluable resource as I venture into theatre education! I have found it extremely useful in providing high quality material for both a summer drama camp (ages 8-14) and an elementary drama club (grades 3-5). Extremely reasonable pricing and well-constructed lessons and scripts.
Wonderful materials, students simply love it. I wish I could have a drama course and fully focus on acting and dramatization. Thanks for your great work!
I needed to find some new scripts for middle school students and Drama Notebook was very helpful!
What a great source for homeschooling groups looking for an easy, first performance script! Thank you for making all these scripts available!
Extremely thankful for all the resources available. It’s my first time time teaching a drama class. It’s been much harder to find scripts than I expected.
Great resource for educators! My students enjoyed performing Romayo & Julie, and The Not So Mysterious Disappearance of Cinderella.
It is such a good resource! I really appreciated all of the lesson plans, they really helped me build my curriculum in the theater classroom.
Thank you Drama Notebook! During Literature Month, we used the Stone Soup script. Our homeschool group enjoyed bringing it to life. Even with just a month to practice, we were able to present to family and friends! Sending our heartfelt thanks to the scriptwriters of Drama Notebook.
A fantastic tool for any drama teacher!! So many great resources for teaching the different aspects of theatre.
While I haven't had a lot of experience with Drama Notebook yet, I know it was worth signing up for the year! Just browsing around showed me so many options that I could use with my classroom, that I decided to take the plunge and go for the yearly subscription.
I only used this for 1 month but it was so excellent to go through and choose some excellent short plays for our homeschool crew to go through together. I will absolutely look here again if I am looking for plays.
We are just starting a drama program at our school. Last year I was drowning until I discovered this site. Resources at my fingertips. We performed only in class but this year we hope to do actual performances. We have a large Spanish speaking population and we appreciate the skits and plays in Spanish.
I love this site and how flexible it is to make it easier to find resources for my middle and high school drama classes. I highly recommend you use this site. The ability to have a subscription or just one one-off payment to download new sources is wonderful.
The best and most helpful site for drama educators. Highly recommend. Heartiest thanks to the team behind.
I love Drama Notebook. I run an after school elementary drama program and this has so many great resources that I can use. I've been able to pull whole lessons, or pick and choose from different pieces. I have often found that materials for elementary students can be super lame, but the ones on Drama Notebook are clever and engaging.
The resources on this website are fantastic. As a new theater teacher, I appreciated all the different resources. Thank you so much!
I have taught Drama at the High School level for 31 years. The Drama Notebook is an invaluable resource and I highly recommend you buy the yearly subscription.
This website is a treasure trove of ideas, scripts, and inspiration. It's my first stop whenever I need creative fuel. Highly, highly recommend!
This was super easy and totally worth the subscription to not have to spend time looking for other play options.
WOW! What an incredible resource for theatre teachers! I subscribed last year to find core and supplementary material for our school's theatre program. What I found on Drama Notebook was excellent, well-crafted, and easy-to-use materials … More
About 20 teens meet in our home once a week, and many of them enjoy drama. This site is wonderful because the kids can use one of the scripts to put on a play for their parents without needing to pay royalties. Highly recommended!
It’s resourceful and very helpful to people new to the subject. Drama is above all about imagination and ideas - you can count on finding those here.
Drama Notebook was a saving grace when I was first starting out as a Drama Instructor, and has helped me throughout my years. I know I will return as a member at some point, but for now, due to financial changes, I've had to leave my beloved site. I will cherish the lesson plans that I still have, and will always recommend them to anyone!
I love Drama Notebook. It is a life saver with all of what the word means, thank you so much for creating this platform. I def recommend.
My students loved the monologues! There was a broad selection to choose from for middle school and high school students. They were written by students themselves which made it relatable for my actors. I especially liked the different length of the monologues; this allowed my students to make a mindful decision on what they could actually handle.
I took the Elementary Drama Games and Elementary Drama workshops over the summer with Jennifer. Both were so valuable. Jennifer is energetic, encouraging and creative. I learned so much and have easily implemented the games and ideas from the first day this fall. After the workshops, I subscribed to Drama Notebook for even more high quality resources. I use it every week to help plan great drama lessons. The workshops and subscription are worth every penny!!!
I got a subscription as I wanted to do one of their radio plays with my special needs drama class. The resources on here are so inspiring and take care of all the planning and prepping so I can just waltz in and teach a fun and educational class!
Drama Notebook is an invaluable resource! From lesson plans to scope and sequence to scripts to production checklists, this website has everything you need to create an amazing drama experience for both you and your students. I originally signed up for the monthly membership, but quickly realized that the annual membership is more than worth the cost. I cannot recommend Drama Notebook enough!
Drama Notebook has an excellent range of scripts suited to different age groups. We were able to find one that fully suited our purpose. The students are loving it.
There's not a lot of curriculum out there for middle school theatre and Drama Notebook has been a big help in that regard. I attended their online middle school workshop this summer and it was fantastic. Resources are great!
The lessons are amazing and I hope my students show it through their work.
Love the plays. My daughter and I are teaching our first ever drama class to elementary aged homeschoolers. Very easy to understand from a director's view as well as a child's view.
As an elementary/middle school drama teacher who also teaches acting summer camps, I love Drama Notebook! There is always something new to find that the kids will love. I used the Shel Silverstein poems show for acting summer camp and it was honestly the most moving piece of children's theatre I have ever seen.
I have been a member since 2015! The variety of resources available is fantastic, and you continually add more! I lead a program called Expanding Stage, where I work with adults with disabilities. I appreciate being able to find scripts of various lengths, and I love how clearly the categories are organized for easy navigation. I’m confident I've utilized materials from every section of Drama Notebook! Additionally, I run a summer theatre camp, and Janea kindly took the time to discuss the planning process with me over the phone. Thanks to her guidance, 2026 will mark our 10th year of summer theatre camps! I also love the document formatting and illustrations!
We love Drama Notebook! There are so many activities and choices for class activities, practice plays and performance plays. There are new things added all the time. It's a very economical way to access a lot of material instantaneously.
I run after school Drama Club enrichment. Uk, UAE and USA. I have been a subscriber for several years. And have taken a workshop. So many great ideas to incorporate and make your own! Highly recommend.
Drama Notebook has been extremely helpful for me in the classroom. I teach teahter for Pre K - 5th grade and also run drama club.
Drama Notebook is an invaluable resource. It became a support to me when the Primary school I teach at, first introduced Drama many years ago. There are so many great resources which suit a variety of year levels and themes. I sometimes mix and merge ideas from all over the place with my own. Thank you Drama Notebook for your creations, your service and for some incredibly innovative resources! Keep performing!
I have used so many exercises across pre-primary to year six and they have gone down so well.
Based in Queensland, Australia, I have been a member of Drama Notebook almost from the beginning. I have used units and scripts for after school drama classes for Year4-10 students. Some favourite resources have been 'Ye Olde Village', 'The Kidz Show!', 'Mixed up Fairytales', and Warm-ups (games, physical, vocal) as well as a range of scripts such as 'Princess and the Pea'
I have also used teaching ideas and short scripts to augment in class work for students Years 7 - 12. I used 'The Ultimate Monologue Lesson Plan' and 'Mini Melodrama Scripts' to augment my Year 9 units. The 'Photo Prompts' were great for script writing in Year 10. I have used the two resources for Objectives, Obstacles and Tactics (The Fisherman and his Wife and Little Red Riding Hood) in class and many of the Shakespeare Resources.
My recommendation - become a member - check out the resources - I will be shocked if you can't find many things that will help you make your lessons more dynamic and fun.
Drama Notebook has been a Godsend for my new high school theatre program and summer drama camps! I love having the endless resources at my fingertips - it is WELL worth the annual subscription!
Drama Notebook is very helpful. When I need inspiration I often come here. It is especially great for middle school lesson planning and finding vignette plays to work on with my classes.
