Drama & Theater Classes for Kids
Help your child grow into a confident, expressive communicator with PlanetSpark’s Online Drama & Theater Course! This expert-designed program enhances public speaking, emotional intelligence, and creative thinking—skills that boost academic performance and personality development. Enroll today to give your child a powerful head start!
Theatre and drama not only teach a child to only act, but they inculcate things he or she might not effectively learn elsewhere! So, to understand this area completely, let us take you through this aspect of learning and understand this area of learning.
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What is Drama?
It is an imaginary representation through dialogues and performance. It is also a type of play written for theatre, television, or radio. The person who writes the drama is called a ‘playwright’ or ‘dramatist’.
Typically, there are five kinds of drama, which are:
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Comedy: A entertaining type of drama to the audience. It is created to make the audience laugh.
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Farce: This type of drama includes absurd and slap-stick comedy, making it a subcategory of comedy. The purpose is to create humour for the audience.
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Tragedy: It has a serious storyline and often a sad ending.
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Melodrama: In melodrama, the atmosphere of the drama is highly emotional, and the purpose of this type of drama is to play with the feelings of the audience.
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Musical Drama: This type of drama is like a conventional drama, the only difference being that the characters express themselves by singing and dialogue.
Drama and theatre serve both as a means of entertainment and educational insight for children of all ages.
What is Theater?
The term theatre is derived from the Greek word ‘theasthai’, meaning ‘to behold’. Theater refers to the actual enactment of a stage play. It involves actors, costumes, lighting, sound effects, background, props, stage, and an audience. Here there is no interaction between the audience and the playwright.
Theatre in education is a methodology that uses interactive drama or theatre practices to help supplement or aid the education process. Many progressive institutions are building Theater in Education (TIE) for their education programs, which have seen a positive impact on the learning of the children.
The main distinction between drama and theatre is that drama refers to the printed form of a play, and theatre refers to the production of that play. Both are often used interchangeably as both of them are related to the performing arts.
Importance of Drama and Theatre Courses for Kids
Drama and theatre courses can play an important part in building social and creative skills. All of these improve a child's overall confidence. This can help them in other aspects of life as well. By attending an after-school online drama and theatre class, children learn to conduct themselves in a group, communicate better, and discover the best ways to interact in social situations. Theater provides children with a way of having fun and learning at the same time, inspiring, encouraging, and empowering them to face challenging situations for themselves.
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Benefits of Planetspark Classes
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Heightens Imagination : Children are allowed to think creatively and come up with any story or drama or any other creative piece.
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Boosts Self-confidence: Being in a class of same-age kids boosts the confidence of the children.
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Team Building: Theatre performances are done in a group, which helps a child to improve his or her team-building skills.
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Helps Overcome Inhibitions: The teachers encourage the children to speak and act. This allows them to gradually overcome a fear of speaking in a public setting.
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Improves Communication Skills: Our online communication class for kids helps children work and improve both verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
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Provides A Brain Interval: The best part is the classes at PlanetSpark, being built around creative and experiential learning, give children a break from their regular school curriculum.
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Enhances Memory: The online drama course improves a child's ability to recall things they have learned and memorized, as they need to remember the scenes and their lines when doing role-plays.
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Enhances Presentation Skills: Drama classes help your child overcome shyness. Whether they are asked to present a simple story, recite a poem or just enact a scene, our online drama and theatre class helps them prepare for the challenges they face when it comes to public speaking.
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Improves Adaptability: A child might forget his lines sometimes. In such situations, they are encouraged not to stop but to improvise on what they have learned. This skill helps them in life also, when things do go their way.
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Encourage Cooperation: Each of the activities designed at PlanetSpark, be it singing or just putting an act together, involves children understanding that to get the best out of the act, they need to cooperate
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Improves Teamwork: As the acts are to be performed in groups, working together as a team develops team-building skills.
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Achieve Academic Excellence: Children who participate in theatre classes at any age show improved reading comprehension, better attendance, improved concentration, and motivation to learn.
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Curriculum Details for Drama and Theater Course for Children
The drama and theatre classes for children aged 4-16 years enable children to explore and make drama an interesting activity. The curriculum is built around drama, theatre, speech, and visual arts. PlanetSpark enables children to explore and express ideas, experiences, and feelings through these areas. The curriculum also comprises interrelated activities of performing, listening, speaking, and composing, thus leading kids to explore new areas.
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Encouraging kids to raise constructive questions.
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Develop children’s social skills.
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Familiarize kids with the world of drama and theatre.
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Develop their problem-solving skills.
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Enable the child to process expressing the knowledge of drama into real-life themes.
During the course, children work on various activities like reading, enacting short scenes, theatre, speech, role plays, vlogging, poetry, and much more. All of this is done at a level suitable to the age of the child.
The purpose of this curriculum is to bring out the personal skills, social skills, drama, and theatre skills in kids and to encourage them to present the knowledge and insights gained from the class. These skills, though natural to the younger children, need to be carefully directed. Each child is unique and has his or her expression when it comes to acting. Our progressive curriculum is designed to promote self-awareness.
Drama and Theater Activities & Worksheets for Kids
The information and knowledge gained through theatre and drama stay with the child for a longer period. Some of the activities that are done during the course are
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Talent Show: The child is asked to showcase his or her talent like acting, singing, dancing, slam poetry, visual art, yoga, or even tricks. They can make videos of the same and present them to the class.
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Do Nothing: Seemingly an easy activity but quite difficult for kids. They just have to “do nothing “for 5 or 10 minutes.
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Name Game: The kids have to introduce themselves and come out of their inhibitions. This helps in establishing a supportive environment.
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One Word Story: One of the children needs to start with one word, and the rest of the class continues on the same and makes a story.
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Gibberish: This activity is best for the age group of 4-6 years. Here the children are asked to speak in a ‘made-up language. They can be as creative as they like. This improves their creativity.
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Tongue Twisters: It is a known fact that tongue twisters help in working on articulation muscles, and they are enjoyed the most by the children.
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Silent Conversations: The children need to make conversation without making a sound. They have to use facial expressions and body language to express themselves.
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Affirmation: This activity is generally used at the beginning of the class as it sets a positive mood. If used at the end of the class, it helps children feel good about what they have accomplished, and they exit the class feeling energized. Either way, it is helpful.
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Shazam: This is a theatre activity on the same lines as ‘rock, paper, scissors.
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Always Yes: In this, one of the members in the group has to name an activity and make his partner join in. This could be a time-bound activity or an open activity; wherein all the other children start joining in.
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Guess The Character: In this activity, the children are divided into groups of 4 or 6. One of them will be the leader of that group. He is made to exit the room, and then the other children choose a personality or a character to play. The leader joins back, and then, one by one, each child starts enacting their character, which the leader needs to guess.
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Crossing The Lane: This is a very simple activity to improve team building and listening skills. The leader in a group is supposed to make each child cross a lane one by one, wherein each one is enacting a different character. It can be any famous character, celebrity, sportsperson, or even one of their classmates. The other members guess who is being enacted.
The activities designed in our drama and theatre classes are great motivators to increase confidence and fight one's inhibitions. As a leader of the group, they are taught not to be afraid to participate and when they get involved, it pushes them to unleash their capability and try new things.
The worksheets are also built around these activities. Our online drama and theatre class for kids provides children with the best activities that help them shine in their regular classes as well.
Why Choose PlanetSpark’s Online Drama & Theatre Classes for Kids?
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Learn from Home, Comfortably & Safely
Children can explore the world of drama from the safety and comfort of their homes, making online learning the ideal mode in today’s world. -
Expert-Curated Curriculum
Our course is designed by professionals in drama and related fields—tested and proven to benefit hundreds of children. -
Skill Development Through Performance
Kids learn to unlock their full potential by practicing acting techniques, character development, and the emotional depth behind every scene. -
Focus on Imagination & Creativity
Beyond just performing, we nurture a child’s imagination—helping them think creatively, tell stories, and explore new perspectives. -
Confidence and Personality Growth
Drama classes build stage presence, self-expression, and public speaking—key traits for academic and social success. -
Interactive & Fun Learning Activities
The program includes worksheets, storytelling, role-play, costume dress-ups, and collaborative projects to make learning exciting and immersive. -
Skillsets for Life, Not Just the Stage
Children develop essential life skills such as communication, adaptability, collaboration, and emotional intelligence. -
Supportive Environment for Every Child
Our small-group setup and individual attention ensure that even shy children feel comfortable and empowered to express themselves. -
Explore Multiple Perspectives
Kids experience drama from all angles—actor, director, writer, and even audience—making learning dynamic and holistic. -
Build a Strong Foundation in Performing Arts
With a focus on both fun and learning, your child gains a solid grounding in theatre that supports overall personality development.
Teacher's Profile
Our teachers who hold the highest degree of education, backed by rich experience in teaching, are chosen through a rigorous 7-step selection process. They are trained to cultivate curiosity in children.
Our teachers bring skills and experience from diverse fields. They are encouraged to use their creative skills to teach children enjoyably. The teachers also undergo a training and certification program that helps them to become experts in the field and to ensure that the course is delivered engagingly.
FAQs On Drama and Theater
What exactly are Drama and Theater Classes, what do they consist of?
The drama and theatre classes primarily consist of a lot of fun activities and games, which teach children essential drama skills. The classes help them communicate better and have a grounded sense of self-confidence.
What are some drama activities?
Drama and theatre activities are based on warm-ups, ice-breakers, ensemble building, focus, characterization, imagination and creativity, and movements. Based on these components, some of the drama activities are listed below:
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Zip Zap Zop
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Catch and clap
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Name Game
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Circle Sitting
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Memory
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Minefield
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Pass the clap
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Gibberish
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Two Sticks
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Slide Show
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Hot spot
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Give and take
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Mirror
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Tug of War
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Hot Seat Park Bench
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Sit-Stand Kneel
What activities are related to acting?
Activities related to acting are designed around improvisation, movement and dance, speech, and singing.
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Character Walk
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Mnemonics
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Dumb Charades
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Name and Go
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Zombie Tag
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Me to you
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Bang
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Monologue Acting and so on
What do children learn from Theater games?
Theatre games help children develop important skills required for performing and acting. Such games encourage them to think creatively, thus developing their thinking and problem-solving skills.
What is the origin of Theater?
The origin of theatre can be found in Ancient Greece, where ancient hymns were sung in honour of God Dionysus. These were religious plays with dancing and music. This eventually got adapted for choral processions in which participants would dress up in masks and fancy costumes. This used to have a leader who was the first actor in the history of drama.
My child has no experience with Drama or Theater. Will he be able to join the class?
Yes! Any child in the age group of 4 to 16 years is welcome to join PlanetSpark! No prior exposure is required to join any of our programs.
How does Planetspark help your child to develop drama or theatre skills?
The skills required for Drama and Theater are built by our enjoyable curriculum. E.g., The children are asked to do a role-play, wherein children need to make use of their imagination. Children are exposed to performances by theatre artists that can help them develop drama skills. The experiential nature of the theatre performances makes them understand how to act.
How are small children taught in Drama or Theatre?
The smaller children in the age group 4-7 years are taught by the ‘learning through play method. This is a known approach for young children to learn and involves a very playful methodology.
What are the benefits of learning through play?
There are plenty of benefits of learning through play. Children learn a variety of skills, such as:
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Development of social skills
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Improved confidence
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Development of empathy
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Understanding the world around them
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Development of language skills
How do theatre and drama help a child in creativity?
Unlike music or a dance class, where what is taught is pre-defined, theatre education allows kids to explore on their own, make mistakes, and learn from them. Self-exploration allows kids to shed their inhibitions and articulate their thoughts.
What are the advantages of taking online classes for Drama?
Flexibility and convenience are the primary advantages of taking online classes. Enrolling your kids in an online class is ideal, as you don't have to worry about the transportation issues or the safety of your child.
Will my shy child be able to get along with other children in the class? Will she be able to enjoy the classes?
Children having a positive experience during our sessions is our top priority. We strongly believe that having a diverse range of personalities in a group proves beneficial to all children present in the class. Drama and theatre classes are designed in groups to experience the feeling of sharing and caring for others. The teachers also ensure that they focus on all the children working together, having fun, and accepting the other classmates.
If I want to see what a typical class looks like, how can I do that?
To experience our online class, you can book a trial by clicking on the link below
What ages do you offer classes for?
We offer classes for children in the age group between 4 to 16 years.
Will my child be with other children their age?
At PlanetSpark, we believe in grouping children by age, not skill level. They will be put in a class with the same age group so that peer group is maintained and they feel more comfortable.
My child is very shy. Will PlanetSpark help them?
Yes! We value meeting children where they are and helping them gain confidence and overcome barriers. Many children would flourish at PlanetSpark and in other aspects of their lives, even if they were hesitant to join in at first.
How do I register for the course?
You can register online for our course or call us to get enrolled!
Are the classes recorded or live?
At PlanetSpark, we provide live classes. You can apply now and get a FREE TRIAL for our online conversation expert class.