Dramatic Starts

“Don’t Even Think of Starting Your Drama Session Till You’ve had a Look at This”

Here you can discover 17 ways to get your drama session to start with a Bang! Each one has been tried and tested with students who have learning difficulties and challenging behaviours. They are practical, easy to follow and they work.

But don’t just take our word for it – here’s what others say about “Dramatic Starts”

“This book is brilliant because it gives me lots of ways to begin, without telling me what to do.” Susan Pesic-Smith, Assistant head teacher – Westgate Special School

“Dramatic Starts is clearly written, easy to understand and will be incredibly useful to anyone doing drama with students who have special needs.“ Dawn Ingleson – National Theatre Education.

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“17 Tried and Tested Ways to Start Your Drama Session”

“If you are looking for ways to engage your SEN students in drama, this little book will provide you with plenty of ways to get started.” Nasen’s ‘Special’ Magazine

This little book is “Dramatic Starts” and it tells you how you can grab the attention of your students right from the start. And it’s not just theory. Every one of these ideas has been tried and tested with SEN students – And they work.

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“17 Compelling Ways to Get Your Drama Session to Start With a Bang”

Here’s a few of the benefits you will get when you have your own copy of “Dramatic Starts”

your students will be intrigued right from the start of your session
you will know how to set up your room to gain maximum impact when your students enter
you will have several different ways to bring your students into the room which give maximum impact
17 practical ideas that you can use with your group straight away
easy to follow ideas – with real life examples of how Bamboozle has successfully used each one
explanation of the thinking behind the ideas – so that you can create similar ones of your own
how to get your most reluctant student to join in by using the non-judgemental approach which is explained in a separate section
and much more

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“How to Grab the Attention of Your Students – And Keep It”

“Dramatic Starts” explains how it is possible to grab the attention of even the more reluctant students.

It is written by Christopher Davies, who has 40 years of experience in education using drama as a classroom teacher, advisory teacher, theatre director and, since 1994,as Bamboozle’s Artistic Director.

So you can rest assured that the ideas on every page are built on Christopher’s practical experience. You will be guided through how to implement each idea – and will benefit from the trial and error that Christopher has gone through over the past 40 years.

“Dramatic Starts” is presented in 4 easy to follow sections:

•   Entering the Space – gives ideas for building anticipation and excitement as your group enter the classroom or hall.
•   Defining the Space – tells you how to set up a space so that it has the potential for intrigue, interest and impact.
•   How to get started – outlines some simple practical ways to start a drama session
•   The non-judgemental approach – explains a way to put students at their ease and gets studetns to speak who usually stay silent

Each of the 17 chapters has 3 sections:

1. The activity. A clear explanation of how to put the idea into practice with your students

2. The Thinking behind the activity. An explanation of how each element of the idea works

3. An example of how Bamboozle has used the activity

Here is what two headteachers say about the book

“This book goes much further than being a handbook for drama. It outlines a host of interesting and thoughtful ways of helping pupils, who need more time and space than others, to explore themselves, thier responses and their relationships. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all teachers who work creatively with children.” Steve Welton headteacher – Birkett House Special School.

“The beauty of this book is that it not only describes strategies, but also the reasoning behind them and models their use in a particuilar context” Corallie Murray – headteacher Fairfields Special School.

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