Synopses & Reviews
Use the power of drama to create classroom learning that will excite, surprise, and stimulate your students. The activities in this book use themes as a springboard for easy drama through games, mime, readers' theatre, improvisation, choral speaking, and much more. You'll find opportunities to explore literary genres that include the poem, picture book, novel, rhyme, folktale, script, and photograph. New drama structures look at topics that range from personal narrative and immigrant experiences to bullying and building a community. This completely revised and updated 3rd edition contains more than 100 tried-and-true favorites, as well as new strategies for helping students meet evolving curriculum expectations.
Synopsis
This remarkable book includes more than one hundred games and drama activities, all with a clear learning focus. The activities use themes as a springboard for easy drama through games, movement, tableau, role playing, improvisation, readers theatre, choral speaking, and much more. Teachers will find opportunities to explore literary genres that include the picture book, novel, rhyme, folktale, poem, script, and photograph. New drama structures look at relevant topics that range from personal narrative and the immigrant experience to bullying and building a community. This comprehensive approach to drama illustrates how teachers can reach each learner in the classroom.