Drama / Role-Play | Free Early Learning Resources for Teachers

A collection of early years lesson plans and ideas relating to role play and drama.   If you have a lesson plan or activity that has worked well in your early years setting and you would like to share it with other practitioners then please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

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‘The King of Tiny Things’ Activities

Six session drama plans based around the story “The King of Tiny Things” by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward.

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Drama Activity Sheets

A collection of inspirational drama games ideal for use in early years settings. Created by Lindsay Jane Brown.

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Early Years Numeracy Activities

A collection of activities and ideas that can be used to promote, develop and reinforce numeracy skills.

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Guide to Superhero Play

This guide shows you the positive aspects of Superhero play and includes ideas which can easily fit into an early years classroom

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Role Play Booklet

Booklet with lots of ideas about role play areas for your classroom. This resource was submitted by Laura Smith.

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Supermarket Shop Lesson Plan

An introduction to counting to encourage children to use maths in their play and to say and use number names in order in familiar contexts.

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