Character Kids the Book is
Now Available!
From Founder & CEO Brenda Dodge comes a dynamic book of children’s theater games that focuses on building social and emotional skills for elementary aged students.
This no-prep resource will help classroom teachers, Teaching Artists, camp counselors, play therapists and more bring creative drama activities to their students in a fun, fast and effective way.
Character Kids on TMJ4’s The Morning Blend
“Purposeful, no-prep, effective.”
“A must-have in libraries and classrooms.”
Character Kids contains 135 theater games that help elementary students develop important life skills. Each chapter focuses on a different personal or social skill—such as emotional literacy, teamwork and creative thinking—and includes 15 drama games that support that skill. Character Kids is meant to be used by teachers to quickly and effectively tap into character education while the kids are having a lot of fun. The games aren’t cumulative and can be played in as little as 5–10 minutes.
Use these games in:
the elementary classroom
theater rehearsals
summer camp
club meetings
play therapy
& more!
Creative drama helps develop:
social skills
confidence
self-awareness
creative thinking skills
empathy
& more!
Character Kids will help your students connect more with themselves and the world around them...and they’ll have a lot of fun along the way. Play on!
