Bring instant energy, listening skills, and creative thinking into your drama classroom with LETTERS — a fast, funny and highly effective one-word-at-a-time improvisation game for KS3 and KS4 Drama.

Perfect for:

Warm-ups
Devising lessons
Improvisation practice

This free download gives you a clear, easy-to-use activity sheet ready for immediate classroom use.

What Is LETTERS?

Two actors “write” a spoken letter together by saying one word each, alternating back and forth.
The teacher or audience chooses the prompt:

Who the letter is for
What the letter is about

Students must stay fully present, listen closely, and build a flowing, creative letter together.

Skills Developed:

Active listening
Improvisation technique
Verbal timing
Collaboration
Confidence & spontaneity

“Offer and accept” (Yes, and…) principles

What’s Included

PDF game instructions
Teacher guidance
Clear rules for students
Example prompts
Safeguarding-friendly classroom reminder

If you enjoy LETTERS, you may also like:

Drama Games Collection
BIGVLF Acting Skills Toolkit (Body, Interaction, Gesture, Voice, Levels, Expression)
Devising Phases 1–5
Performing Phases 1–5
Given Circumstances: Drama & English Dual-Purpose Resource

All available in the shop: High Performance Drama Studio.

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