Storytelling and Playwriting Sample Lesson Plan
Three page storytelling lesson plan for younger students and one page storytelling lesson plan outline for older students.
Storytelling and Playwriting Games
Over 60 games designed to help students become better storytellers.
How to Turn Stories into Plays
Complete guide to creating plays based on children’s books!
Turning Stories into Radio Dramas
Radio dramas are a fun, low-pressure way to share stories and practice reading aloud. This lesson by Ruth Giordano provides ideas for turning a story you love into a radio drama or reader’s theatre performance.
Page to the Stage
In this community-building drama project, elementary students write short plays to be performed by high school students. Includes instructions for the process from beginning to end.
Story Elements
This four-page tutorial explains the various story elements that can help students craft compelling stories.
Story Starters
Fourteen short beginnings of stories for your group of younger students to turn into short plays!
Short Play Outlines
Four fill-in-the-blank outlines designed to guide students of all ages into creating compelling stories. These are completely original and cannot be found anywhere else.
Mad Lib Scenes
Ten funny scenes with five suggestions for how to use them. Great for elementary through high school.
More Mad Libs Scripts
Ten funny scenes with five suggestions for how to use them. Great for elementary through high school.
Character Scene Worksheets
The playful character drawings from the Drama Notebook website will inspire students to write short scenes.
More Character Scene Worksheets
The playful character drawings from the Drama Notebook website will inspire students to write short scenes.
Play a Story
Fun lesson on creating original story titles with accompanying Play a Story video!
Forbidden Room Story Outline
Fill-in-the-blank story outline that students use to create a compelling, original fairy tale skit.
Suitcase of Possibility
Creative drama lesson that involves a suitcase with five items in it.
How to Create an Historical Piece
Quick guide for helping students create an original piece based on historical events.
Me Poems
Three versions of fill-in-the blank poems that can help your students bond with each other and develop self-awareness.
Short Stories from Around the World
34 short stories from around the world for students of all ages to turn into skits and short plays. Includes instructions for younger students and older students.
Fables to Perform
34 fables ready to print and use with your group!
Proverbs
Original Drama Notebook activity that uses proverbs as prompts for dramatic exercises. 88 proverbs, and instructions for using them!
Myths
Activity in which students create short plays based on myths. Works for a variety of ages and includes instructions, 36 myth prompts, and four myths to read to your group.
Bag of Titles
Here are four pages of titles to use as skit and monologue prompts!
Bag of Animal Titles
Great activity for younger students. 16 animal-themed titles that students may use as prompts for pantomime skits and short plays.
Bag of Fairy Tale Titles
Here are sixteen original fairy tale titles, plus instructions for using them as prompts and two story outlines to help younger students structure their stories.
Bag of Monster Titles
20 fun monster-themed titles to use with your group. Includes instructions and variations of the activity.
Bag of Winter Titles
40 fun winter-themed titles for all ages. Includes instructions and short play outlines to help younger students structure their stories.
Extreme Show and Tell
Creative drama lesson in which students use personal items to develop short skits and plays. You will not find this lesson anywhere else.
Silly Questions
Fun, original game that helps students break the ice or warm-up their imaginations! Includes instructions and 40 silly questions!
Three Word Skits
Challenging game for all ages in which students must create skits that contain three random words. Includes instructions and THIRTY sets of three words.
Twisted Stories
Twelve ways to inspire students to take an existing story and change it somehow. This is an excellent imagination and team-building activity!
Magical Objects Stories
Students create short plays based on characters who find magical objects. Includes 15 prompts, instructions and more!
Holiday Skit Prompts
Fifteen hilarious short play scenarios that will inspire your students to create their own short holiday plays!
Holiday Pageant Challenge
Holidays are not restricted to one season, so use this creative challenge any time of year to bring joy and laughter to your classroom. Students create their own holidays, including rituals, reasons, and rhymes!
Advanced Photo Prompts
40 interesting photos with suggestions and questions for each one!
Animal Photo Prompts for Younger Students
Sixteen engaging photos of animals along with descriptions and questions. Use the prompts to inspire younger students to create monologues and skits!
Dwelling Photo Prompts
Great collection of sixteen different types of dwellings designed to inspire students to create monologues, short scenes and skits. Includes instructions and questions for each photo!
Emotions Photo Prompts
Great collection of twelve photos portraying a wide range of emotions. Includes instructions and discussion questions for each photo.
Unusual Photo Prompts
Strange photo prompts for advanced or really creative groups! Sixteen photos and includes written prompts and questions.
