It encourages observation, performance awareness and confidence.
1. Show the difference
Demonstrate entering a room unconfidently - looking down, shuffling your feet and using a quiet voice.
Then repeat the entrance confidently, using strong posture, eye contact and purposeful movement.
2. Talk and guess
Ask the children what changed between the two entrances and discuss how body language can affect how someone appears.
Then invite them to choose a confident or unconfident entrance while others guess which one they're showing.
3. Keep experimenting
Repeat with different children, encouraging them to try different movements, body language and character ideas. Have fun seeing how many ways they can show confidence!
Children often enjoy exaggerating the confident and unconfident behaviours, which helps them clearly understand the differences. Encourage supportive feedback and celebrate bold choices. This activity is excellent for helping children physically explore confidence in a safe and playful way.
Lucy Quick, Principal of Perform.
