This text provides an introduction for primary school teachers new to drama and for student teachers who wish to specialize in the teaching of drama in the primary years. It offers step-by-step guidance to help teachers and children grow in confidence in their use of drama and provides a range of strategies to help with planning, guiding and controlling a drama lesson. The authors show how drama can contribute to work in English, to learning across the curriculum, and to the broader cultural life of the school. There is a chapter devoted to the issues of differentiation, progression and assessment.