Deliver one drama activity a week for six weeks and target the Prime Areas of Learning (ages 3–5)

‘The Way I Feel’ is an activity pack for early years practitioners who want to help children learn how to recognise, name, and manage their emotions.

With clear, easy-to-follow plans and pre-recorded training, anyone, no matter what their experience of drama (or if they’re naturally reserved), can quickly learn how to lead powerful drama activities.

Meet Gary, the star of our activity pack…

‘The Way I Feel’ includes:

Six drama-based activities linked to the three Prime Areas of Learning (EYFS)
Six extension activities (printable)
Six teacher demonstration videos
Original music and music video, ‘Mixed Up Frog’
Ongoing support via our online support group
Certificate of completion
An imaginary tree-frog

Watch a snippet of a teacher demonstration video!

Target the Prime Areas of Learning

Physical development: Jump, leap, bounce, dance, spin, and turn with Gary

Personal, social, and emotional skills: Learn about and experience different emotions and how to manage them. Take turns, listen, concentrate, and develop empathy.
Communication and language: Learn new rhymes and songs. Practise debating, negotiating, and sharing ideas

Is Gary the frog a prop?

No, Gary is an imaginary character who joins in with each activity.

Will I have to do any drama?

At the beginning of each activity, you will pretend to hold and have a chat with an imaginary frog, Gary. Our short teacher demonstration videos will show you how easy it is, and before long, each and every child in the class will be holding and chatting to their own imaginary Gary!

Do I have to be ‘good at’ drama?

If you can pull a funny face and make a child laugh or put on different voices when reading a story, you are already good at drama!

What’s the support group?

You’ll automatically be added to our online support group when you sign up, where you can chat with other parents and educators of preschool children. Ask questions, share ideas, seek support, and get inspired!

What a success with my Nursery classes!!! ‘The Way I Feel’….what a success with my nursery classes!!! Tried it today soooo impressed with how my morning Nursery picked it up and ran with it….we have a [frog called] Pom Pom, a Lippy and an Alan to name a few….rainbow coloured, pink with purple spots and then they took their tree frogs outside to play with and were talking to them and loving it. Soooo excited to incorporate this into my daily teaching and learning about emotions……Gary got a mention on our school class Twitter page. Thank you! Would love to know about other packages like this. Abigail Brana, Nursery Teacher

Wonderful ‘A wonderful and innovative resource.’ L. Thomas, Deputy Head

I was surprised at how responsive the kids were… ‘This mini-curriculum was so extremely helpful! The ready to use ideas and lessons were great to implement the same day and watching each video took only a few minutes of time. Sarah does a great job conveying the message and I was worried I would not be as confident but I was surprised at how responsive the kids were. You don’t have to be perfect, the kids will love it!’ Erin R., Preschool Teacher

I learned so much ‘Would you recommend to a friend? YES IN A HEARTBEAT! I LEARNED SO MUCH I CAN ONLY EXPRESS IT IN CAPS!’ Nursery Teacher

Wonderful ‘A wonderful resource, really straightforward to use. Thank you.’ Jo, Nursery Teacher

Great! Great! Very helpful fountain of resources for creativity and imagination in children. Magda, Parent

The techniques are so useful and powerful! ‘The music and support is amazing. The techniques are so useful and powerful! I cannot say thank you enough for this offering!’ Nursery Teacher