Offering a wide range of fun and interactive Drama teaching resources for KS1-5 pupils, which are all tried-and-tested in both private and state sector schools. Over 23 years experience in the UK and internationally as an Educator, Director, Writer and Actor. Please get in touch for more details: phil.brooks@hotmail.co.uk
Offering a wide range of fun and interactive Drama teaching resources for KS1-5 pupils, which are all tried-and-tested in both private and state sector schools. Over 23 years experience in the UK and internationally as an Educator, Director, Writer and Actor. Please get in touch for more details: phil.brooks@hotmail.co.uk
Do you know your Taylor Swift lyrics from your William Shakespeare prose?
Here’s the ultimate challenge in this 15 Question Quiz!
I have created this for my upcoming Shakespeare Week as part of a House competition. Feel free to adapt it and use in whatever way you feel is best for you - could also be a perfect activity for your English and/or Drama lessons.
Looking to refresh your Year 7 to 9 Drama curriculum planning for 2025?
Starting a department from scratch?
Teaching Year 7 to 9 Drama for the first time and searching for some much-needed inspiration?
If the answer is YES to any of the above, check out this extensive tried-and-tested resource bundle of 15 schemes, which will provide you with excellent material for the full academic year across the whole of Key Stage 3.
All schemes come complete with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources, so no planning is needed and you are ready to go!
The extra bonus is an effective assessment criteria and target-setting tool, which offers you a clear and consistent structure to support all schemes.
Here is a suggested guide for how these schemes could be placed across KS3:
YEAR 7
Having Fun With Masks
Matilda
Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations
Macbeth
Pantomime
Darkwood Manor
YEAR 8
Greek Theatre
Characterisation and Improvisation
Silent Movies
Twelfth Night
Advert Theatre
Commedia D’el Arte
YEAR 9
Blood Brothers
Romeo and Juliet
“Let Him Have It!”: The Case of Craig and Bentley
Looking to refresh your Drama curriculum, for this academic year and beyond?
Building a new Drama department from scratch??
Teaching Drama for the first time and looking for some inspiration??
If the answer is YES to any of the above and you teach KS3 DRAMA, check out this wide variety of 20 tried-and-tested schemes.
All schemes come complete with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources, so no planning is needed and you are ready to go!
The extensive bundle includes…
Schemes of work
Lesson powerpoints
Unit overviews
Assessment criteria
Assessment rubrics
Evaluation forms
Scripts
Cover lesson tasks
Quiz
Looking to refresh your Year 9 planning for this academic year and beyond?
Setting up your own department curriculum from scratch?
Teaching Year 9 Drama for the first time and looking for some help??
If so, check out these 3 term-long complete tried-and-tested schemes and supporting resources which will provide you with excellent material for the whole academic year prior to pupils starting their GCSE’s.
All schemes come complete with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources, so no planning is needed and you are ready to go!
Blood Brothers
Romeo & Juliet
Let Him Have It: The Case of Craig and Bentley
Looking to refresh your Key Stage 3 Drama curriculum planning for the upcoming academic year and beyond?
Setting up your own Drama department from scratch?
Teaching Drama for the first time and looking for some much-needed inspiration?
If the answer is YES to any of the above, check out this extensive tried-and-tested resource bundle, which will provide you with excellent material for the full academic year across the whole of Key Stage 3. The extra bonus is an effective assessment criteria, which offers a clear and consistent structure to support all schemes.
All schemes come complete with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources, so no planning is needed and you are ready to go!
Characterisation and Improvisation
Greek Theatre
Romeo and Juliet
Commedia D’ell Arte
Blood Brothers
Silent Movies
“Let Him Have It!”: The Case of Craig and Bentley
KS3 Drama Assessment Criteria and Target-Setting pack
Looking to refresh your plan for this academic year?
Lucky enough to have time in your Junior School curriculum to deliver Drama?
Teaching Drama for the first time and looking for some help??
Check out these 6 tried-and-tested schemes of work and resources which are ideal for Junior School age, however some are also perfect for KS3.
This bundle is great value with 60% discount - enjoy!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilBrooks78
A fun and extensive 8-week ROMEO AND JULIET scheme which explores a variety of skills and techniques to help pupils develop their understanding and appreciation for Shakespeare’s classic play.
This tried-and-tested pack includes…
Powerpoints
Scheme of work
Unit Evaluation
Unit Overview
Level Descriptors
Scene-by-scene breakdown
Prologue
Gang Warfare
Prince’s Speech
Modernizing Shakespeare
Hip Hop
What If? Part 1
What If? Part 2
Evaluation
An ideal resource for both Drama and English lessons.
For more historical theatre, check out THE DRAMATIC TIME MACHINE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12675215
Enjoy!
Are you looking for fun Halloween Drama resources??
If so, this bundle will help you with your spooky lesson planning:
Darkwood Manor - powerpoints and videos (the story of a haunted house with a twist!)
Macbeth - Shakespeare’s classic tale SOW, focusing on the 3 witches
Halloween Monologues - a variety of 6 short halloween character scripts
Ghost Stories - 12 short tales ideal for KS2
Are you looking for a fun Drama project which explores the key historical influences on theatre?
Check out this selection of schemes which include Greek Theatre, Commedia Dell’ Arte, Pantomime and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
These 4 schemes are ideal for combining into 1 larger project, offering a wide range of themes to explore and all come with detailed powerpoints, so it is good-to-go.
This extensive pack includes the following:
Powerpoints
Schemes of work
Lesson plans
Unit overviews
Assessment criteria
Evaluation forms
Cover lesson activities
Scripts
Looking to make preparations for the new academic year?
Starting a new department curriculum from scratch?
If so and you teach DRAMA to KS3-5, check out this wide variety of 15 tried-and-tested schemes and other fun resources which will help you to enjoy the rest of the summer holidays and still be ready for the new academic year.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilBrooks78
Looking to refresh your plan for this academic year?
and/or
Lucky enough to have time in your Junior School curriculum to deliver Drama?
Check out these 15 tried-and-tested schemes of work and resources which are ideal for Junior School age, however some are also perfect for KS3.
This bundle is great value - enjoy!
‘Blodin the Beast stalks the land, breathing fire and razing villages to ruins. Who or what can end this tyranny?’
This tried-and-tested 5-week Drama resource pack is designed to explore the children’s story BLODIN THE BEAST and is ideal for Year 5-7 pupils. Fantastic results and lots of fun, guaranteed!
Scheme of work
Unit Overview
Level Descriptors
Activity resources
Are you looking for a presentation that highlights the context of AN INSPECTOR CALLS, which allows your pupils to appreciate the influences that helped to mould the writing of JB Priestley?
This presentation provides you with a framework for your introduction of this renowned text and offers opportunities for pupils to produce research of their own.
Lucky enough to have time in your Junior School curriculum to deliver Drama?
Looking to refresh your plan for this academic year and beyond?
Teaching Drama for the first time and need some help??
Check out these 9 tried-and-tested schemes of work and resources which are ideal for Junior School age, however some are also perfect for KS3.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilBrooks78
Looking for Shakespeare-themed trivia opportunities?
These 2 Quizzes were created as part of my Shakespeare Week activities:
Swift or Shakespeare Quiz
Shakespeare Quiz and Facts
Looking to refresh your Drama curriculum for next academic year and beyond?
Setting up a Drama department from scratch?
Teaching Drama for the first time and looking for help??
If the answer is YES to any of the above, check out this fantastic selection of 20 fun tried-and-tested KS2 and 3 materials.
All schemes come with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources - they are ready to go, with no planning needed.
Schemes of work
Powerpoints
Assessment criteria
Assessment rubrics
Digital workbooks
Evaluations
Unit overviews
Scripts
Cover lesson resources
Are you looking for some Ghost Stories for your class, in the lead-up to Halloween?
These 6 short stories offer just the right amount of mystery and light-hearted spookiness for young readers!
The Friendly Shadow
The Ghost in the Attic
The Mysterious Music
The Vanishing Cookies
The Ghostly Painting
The Whispering Wind
Are you looking for some Ghost Stories for your class, in the lead-up to Halloween?
These 6 short stories are eerie and mysterious, but not too frightening, making them just right for children in the 9-11 age range!
The Whispering Tunnel
The Vanishing Room
The Shadow on the Stairs
The Ghost in the Mirror
The Lantern at Black Hollow
The Haunted Playground
This WORD OF THE WEEK resource pack provides you with 26 spellings, appropriate for KS3 and KS4.
Each word comes with a definition, context sentence and image - all of which provide pupils with a clear and consistent approach to improving their language choices.