Count to Ten: A DRAMA WARM-UP for KIDS
Practicing Group Concentration

Develop timing and group awareness as students count to ten together, each calling out one number at a time without knowing who will speak next.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

• Have the students all stand in a small circle and close their eyes. Instruct them to take a deep breath.  

• Explain: “We are going to count to ten as a group. Any one of you can say a number, but only one person can speak at a time. Try to leave a little space between each number. If two people speak at the same time – we have to start again from the beginning at the number one.”        

• Start by counting “One!” and let the group continue until two people count at the same time, or until you reach ten.      

• The goal is to be so in tune with each other you can sense when to count without overlapping.
  

MORE DRAMA GAMES AND WARM-UPS YOU MIGHT ENJOY:
FREEZE WALK - Students walk in a circle and silently start, stop, and change direction as a group without speaking.
GROUP MIND - Students in a group mimic the the rhythmic sounds and actions of everyone else in the group.
MIRROR - In pairs, one student mirrors the movements of the other as precisely as possible.

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