ABSTRACT

This chapter offers the reader 16 ideas to Jumpstart! Drama through role play areas. Role play areas are a crucial opportunity to create imaginary worlds and learn though living in them. Some may be aligned with real world contexts, such as shops, garden centres or vets whereas others may be fictions, such as Miss Wobble the Waitress’ café or Percy the park keeper’s greenhouse, whilst still others may be entirely fictional, such as castles, caves and little cottages in the wood, in which any adventures may happen ….