1. Drama Activities

2. Main Menu Role play - step into another character's shoes and dramatise scenarios. Challenging children to develop a more sensitive understanding of a variety of viewpoints. Children can step into the past or future and travel to any location, dealing with issues on moral and intellectual levels. E-safety scenario: You have received a nasty text message from an unknown number and show your friends.

3. Main Menu The teacher assumes a role in relation to the pupils. This may be as a leader, a peer, or any other role which is useful in the development of the lesson. The teacher may ask questions of the students, perhaps putting them into role as members of a specific group and encouraging them to hot seat her in return. E-safety scenario: You (the teacher) have been shown a hate site that has been created about you.

4. Main Menu A character (played by a child or the teacher) is questioned by the class/group about his or her background, behaviour and motivation. Characters may be hot-seated individually, in pairs or small groups. The technique is additionally useful for developing questioning skills with the rest of the group. E-safety scenario: You have forwarded funny, but embarrassing pictures of somebody in your class.

5. Main Menu 1) During a play or scene, the action is frozen, as in a photograph or video frame. Examine the characters. 2) Still images require individuals or groups to invent body- shapes or postures, rather than freeze existing action. Groups can be asked to tell a story through a series of prepared still- images. Freeze-frames and still images can be usefully combined with thought tracking, forum theatre or flashbacks and flash forwards. E-safety scenario: You are in the changing rooms and somebody is using their camera to film another child undressing.

6. Main Menu An improvised game, whereby children develop a scenario set up by the teacher using either the words used, or the actions of other children as a prompt to take the drama forward. Tag the person they wish to replace to add their input. E-safety scenario: Rumours have been spread around a popular chat room that you cheat in tests and copy other people’s work.

7. Main Menu A play or scene, is shown twice. During the replay, any member of the audience ('spect-actor') is allowed to shout 'Stop!', They then step forward and take the place of one of the characters, showing how they could change the situation to enable a different outcome. The other actors remain in character, improvising their responses. E-safety scenario: Friend 1 has sent a text message to a friend, misspelling a word. Friend 2 has misunderstood the word, taking offence.

8. Main Menu Children sculpt their own or each others' bodies to express attitudes and emotions. These images are then placed together and brought to life. The method is often used to explore internal or external oppression, unconscious thoughts and feelings. Encourage children to explore their own feelings and experiences. E-safety scenario: You are telling an adult that you have seen something online that has made you feel very uncomfortable.

9. Main Menu The outline of Character is drawn large and displayed on wall or whiteboard. Children brainstorm ideas for their external appearance and characteristics and label. Children can then discuss their inner feelings, emotions and traits and label on the inside of the silhouette. E-safety scenario: The character is a cyberbully who has sent threatening messages to unknown individuals on a gaming site.

10. Main Menu Whilst role-playing in a group, freeze in position and one at a time, children are asked to speak their thoughts or feelings aloud whilst in character - just a few words. Alternatively, thought tracking (also called 'thought tapping') can involve other members of the class speaking one character's thoughts aloud for them. E-safety scenario: You are speaking to a group of friends via a webcam who are asking you to dance around your room. They plan to record it and post it on youtube.

11. Main Menu Performers in a scene are asked to improvise scenes or incidents which take place seconds, minutes, days or years before or after a dramatic moment. Explore each of the characters' backgrounds, motivations and the consequences of their actions. E-safety scenario: An embarrassing picture was put on a social networking site and you were tagged. Before it could be removed, other people had taken copies.

12. Main Menu The class forms two lines facing each other. One person (a child or the teacher) takes the role of a character facing a dilemma and walks between the lines as each member of the group speaks their advice. Those on one side give opposing advice to those on the other. When the protagonist reaches the end of the alley, she makes her decision. E-safety scenario: You have received a chain letter saying ‘if you do not forward this email, you will die in 3 hours’. Do you forward the email?

13. Main Menu This technique involves the creation of a fictional world where the children assume the roles of experts in a particular field. The teacher's role is of someone who knows nothing about the particular issue. The children may be involved in mimed activities, improvisation, research or discussion. E-safety scenario: You are a cyber mentor in your school. A younger child has confided in you that they are being cyberbullied.