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The Drama Toolbox

Locality: Ringwood, Victoria

Phone: +61 1300 850 853

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25.01.2022 Want to fully engage children in learning? Try having magicians accidentally turn themselves into frogs ! What a fun way to learn about constructing narratives. Fairytale Fiasco! Foundation to Yr 2.

24.01.2022 Heres hoping all us adults can take our cues from children and just enjoy the weekend chill time and have fun !

24.01.2022 Yep - going to be one of those days...

23.01.2022 Space Walkies is a lovely story as a follow on from our Space Incursion. It follows Bailey the dog on an adventure in Space! What will he do in Space? His owner Orson is waiting for him! How will he get home? This book will be sure to engage your students, especially the surprise ending! A great read

23.01.2022 Here concludes our Meet the Team series with Kirsten, the owner and manager of The Drama Toolbox. Kirsten started the business 24 years ago and is still highly passionate today about play based learning as she was in 1996. Her strong focus on customer satisfaction has ensured all children and adults leave the incursions with a spring in their steps and a smile

23.01.2022 Wishing everyone a creative weekend- got enough LEGO to keep busy ?

23.01.2022 Ready, Set, School! Incursion Perfect in term 4 for preschoolers to discuss all those niggles and worries about starting Big School. Bookings open Sydney & Melbourne

22.01.2022 Showcasing another member of our talented drama team - Meet Odette. Not only does she have a high energy level and throws herself into drama, but she also possesses the most beautiful voice and can be heard singing an Irish Ballad or two.

22.01.2022 Lola is nervous about starting school and has all sorts of reasons why she just can’t. But how else can she tell the elves at the North Pole her Christmas Wish ? A beautiful book with lovely illustrations for opening the discussion around starting Primary School

22.01.2022 Bring back some smiles, laughter & fun with our Fairytale Fiasco! incursion and not only that but students will also learn about constructing narratives. Perfect for K-2 Sydney & Melbourne this term or next.

19.01.2022 After 33 weeks in Melbourne without the ability to work onsite with children today we have been given the all clear by the Vic Dept of Education! Our Melbourne team are so excited about unleashing our magic and putting smiles on student faces

19.01.2022 Wow busy day today working at St Gertrudes Smithfield as well today. Love working with the year 2s at St Gertrudes and this time running our Dinosaurs Drama Incursion- so much fun and educational Good to get active, laugh, teach and enjoy students imagination.

19.01.2022 Tomorrow I might be.... A butterfly landing on a leaf. Minibeasts Incursion. Education through Imagination

18.01.2022 Wishing everyone a bit of sparkle in your day today

18.01.2022 What better way to enjoy our captivating Australian literature than to read Wombat Stew! Dingo is hungry and wants to cook a big fat wombat, but the Australian bush animals trick him to put all sorts of strange ingredients into the pot. Will the plan work? Will they be able to save their wombat friend? Read to find out! A great classic for the classroom and remote learning

17.01.2022 How else can students learn about exciting events in our Australian History? By recreating them! Years 3-6 students have fun involved in the Eureka Rebellion recreation. Just part of our Terra Australis- Oi Oi Oi incursion. Sydney & Melbourne

16.01.2022 Struggling to find content for remote learning ? Try The Lockdown Club . Perfect for that tricky age: 4-8 year olds - its on target with keeping them engaged and fully interactive with positive growth mindset learning. 7 videos, 21 Activity Sheets Perfect ... in Bio. See more

16.01.2022 Thanks Northcross Christian School. What a fun day running our Under The Sea drama incursion today So nice to see smiles and hear laughter

15.01.2022 This book by Diane Alber Is about managing thoughts and cultivating a growth mindset. It discusses common sayings such as a glass half full, lemonade from lemons etc. Diane is clear about choices in situations and what it means to choose positive thoughts and gives examples of how and when to have positive self talk. This is a lovely clear guide for students in lower to upper primary that explains growth mindset concepts clearly. Well worth a read.

15.01.2022 Teaching young children about kindness ripples has never been more important. The Lockdown Club online program for 4-8 year olds provides practical and no cost ideas children can use to show support and kindness to their community. A perfect filler to complement remote learning packages cobbled together by teachers at the moment in Melbourne. 7 videos, 21 Activity Sheets.... See link in bio. See more

14.01.2022 Children interested in space, galaxies and planets? Our Journey Into Space incursion for preschoolers is perfect for blasting into term 4. Sydney & Melbourne

13.01.2022 Heres a leg up for all our Victorian Educators and families of younger children remote learning during lockdown. We know how hard that is and have created another free Activity Toolkit to keep little minds busy, engaged and active. FREE download here: https://bit.ly/3hdI2X6. Enjoy on us

13.01.2022 Continuing our series on The Drama Toolbox Team we introduce one of our long standing and highly experienced drama teachers, Amy. During the last 15+ years at The Drama Toolbox Amy has seen it all ! Whether discussing the formation of the Eureka Flag with grade 6s or flying backwards as a dragonfly with 3 yr olds, Amys passion is making students smile, laugh and leave drama with a spring in their steps! Nice space to be in

12.01.2022 Always nice to see children engage with your programs. One of many letters Seal receives from children using The LockDown Club resources.

12.01.2022 We hope you get as excited about your day tomorrow as we do about ours! Hard not to when you have little people bursting at the seams wanting to do drama! Love our job

12.01.2022 Were delighted to announce the launch of our new online video series THE LOCKDOWN CLUB , which uses COVID-19 to teach social emotional learning strategies to children aged 4-8 years. Its perfect for teachers AND parents! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/2LqM7Jw

11.01.2022 Struggling working from home whilst your young children are remote learning? Heres our gift to you if you are a teacher or parent in lockdown in Victoria. As part of our popular online series, The LockDown Club, these new FREE ActivityToolkits are designed to keep those little minds active and engaged during the lockdown.... FREE download here: https://bit.ly/2FunprI Enjoy!

10.01.2022 Love seeing such creativity and recycling! This is from @twinklaustralia and is in fact a cable reel cleverly repurposed! Great creativity !!

10.01.2022 Wishing you all a day of laughter and joy- no matter what your situation is like.

10.01.2022 Thanks guys! We love working in early years education. Under The Sea is one of our most popular incursions for preschoolers Sydney & Melbourne

09.01.2022 This book by Celeste Cannell is well worth a read and has beautiful illustrations. ...In fact, Emily and her mum talked all afternoon until the sun went down and the stars came out and when Emily finally stopped talking she realised that something strange had happened...Suddenly all of her very big feelings didnt seem quite so big or so scary anymore. Emily and the VERY big Feeling, a good lead into R U OK ? and for everyday.... In fact 10% of every book sold is donated to R U OK? in order to support them to continue to start life-saving conversations...

08.01.2022 Worry & Calming Down A lovely read for young children talking about when your monkey mind feels busy, we learn to breathe, count to ten and take a few deep breaths to calm ourselves. A good read at the moment for young children.

07.01.2022 For all the educators and parents in Melbourne Lockdown- youve got this! Feels like forever but not long to go. To make it easier heres another free Activity Toolkit especially to keep 4-8 year olds engaged. in bio.

06.01.2022 Now is the time to think about Term 1 Programs and 2021 sees our Filling Our Buckets Program for Year 1&2 students repeating. Well worth a look.

06.01.2022 If you were around Lindfield East Public School today, chances are, you would have spotted Seal with one of her besties Sarah. Sarah is an amazing puppeteer and teacher and well loved in our Sydney schools. Her skills are also evident in our Teacher Resources which are provided for free with every booking.

06.01.2022 In continuing our series on the inner workings of The Drama Toolbox we would like you to meet Elise! Elise is responsible for the movement, management and maintenance of 5000+ costumes, props and resources. She strictly reinforces the high standards of presentation and cleanliness we have always maintained & even more so now around Covid times.

04.01.2022 Coming very soon - our series of school transition videos designed for both educators and parents to use in discussion around starting school 2021. Perfect icebreaker for transition worries.

04.01.2022 A fantastic, illustrated book that talks about how we can be courageous and brave! We meet our courageous spot and it shows us ways we can help ourselves and help others in times of need. Wonderful for teachers who are looking for a variety of strategies and positive affirmations for their students. A fun, fantastic read aloud on kidtimestorytime channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8yjphM969Y

03.01.2022 Cranky Pants Christmas is one of our term 4 incursions for preschoolers to year 1 students that sells out every year. Its a magical, positive and fun way to finish the year. Bookings open. Sydney & Melbourne

02.01.2022 Gratitude is tough to find at the moment as we are going through worrying times. This lovely video, part of The LockDown Club series helps young children aged 4-8 identify concrete things they are grateful for during Lockdown and is followed up with related Activity Sheets

02.01.2022 Love this from @twoteachersoneblog . Lets look for the magic and creativity in our day. Theres so much to learn from childhood imagination.

01.01.2022 Found lurking in many preschools this pre historic creature can be found roaring during the Dinosaurs Incursion. Sydney & Melbourne. Education through Imagination

01.01.2022 Hope your bucket got filled today!

01.01.2022 What has Chimp packed in his bag for School? Wait to find out... coming real soon ! Ready, Set, School! Online