Learning Through Play: When Theatre and Movement Unlock Language
Children learn with their bodies as much as with their minds. When they play, they explore, test, feel… and learn without even realizing it. Dramatic play, with its characters, gestures, and emotions, becomes a unique stage for discovering a new language.
In my workshops, children don’t recite English; they live it. A simple hat can transform them into a pirate, a fairy, an alien, or a cook. By stepping into roles, they find themselves in authentic communication situations: asking a question, answering, expressing an emotion or an idea. Suddenly, all of this becomes necessary… and therefore unforgettable.
Theatre also encourages listening, observation, and speaking up. It creates a safe space where every child can dare, laugh, make mistakes, and try again. Movement, meanwhile, engages the child as a whole: a word learned while jumping, dancing, or miming takes root much more deeply.
Far from being an “extra,” drama is at the heart of my pedagogy. It’s a natural gateway to language; but also to confidence, creativity, and the joy of learning. And that is where the magic happens.
