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Author Brown, Victoria (Victoria L.)

Title The dramatic difference : drama in the preschool and kindergarten classroom / Victoria Brown and Sarah Pleydell ; foreword by Gavin Bolton.

Imprint Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©1999.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  372.1332 B881D    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 177 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177).
Contents Foreword / Gavin Bolton -- 1. Getting started. The nature of dramatic activity ; Planning drama ; Determining the best approach ; Transitioning between the scenes ; Suitable roles for children and teacher -- 2. Stepping into stories. Story drama methodology ; Story drama reports ; So much [3] ; Stellaluna [3] ; Brave Irene ; Lance the Giraffe [3] ; Bread and honey ; Where the wild things are ; The mud pony ; Suggestions for more story dramatization ; Mirandy and Brother Wind ; Tops and bottoms [3] ; Caps for sale ; Zomo the Rabbit ; The giant jam sandwich -- 3. Beyond story. Incidental drama ; "Preparing for winter" [3] ; "The PT birds and the sand creatures" ; Evolving drama ; "Space travel" ; "The hospital" ; Preplanned drama ; "The stranger" ; "Your own back yard" ; Suggestions for more theme-based drama ; "Superhero alert!" ; "The restaurant" [3] ; "The trip to the beach" ; Integrating an audience -- 4. Props and other multisensory stimuli. Using props ; Multisensory stimulation ; Incorporating sign language and kinesthetic learning -- 5. Dramatizing myth with young children. The power of myth ; Myth and young minds ; Making myths age appropriate ; Forging connections with masks and props ; Myth dramatizations ; Sky woman ; Persephone ; Suggestions for further development -- 6. Drama for emotional growth. Empathy : identifying emotions and feelings of others ; Processing emotion through story ; Where the wild things are ; Creating positive solutions ; Kwa Doma Doma -- 7. Involving children with special needs. Adapting drama for children with special needs ; Accommodations for children with physical limitations ; Drama sessions ; Goodnight moon [3] ; The very busy spider [3] ; "Autumn leaves" [3] "Autumn leaves : leaf journey" [3] ; "Heavy elephants and light butterflies" [3] ; More ideas for drama ; Lance the Giraffe [3] ; We're going on a bear hunt [3] ; The very hungry caterpillar [3] ; More animal opposites [3] ; Are you my mother? [3] -- 8. Assessment. Assessment for instructional purposes ; Methods for assessing drama Conclusion -- Bibliography: Children's books.
Summary A guide to using drama as a teaching tool. It features strategies for leading curriculum-based process drama work; descriptions of age-appropriate drama sessions; advice on facilitating new drama work; suggestions for integrating props; and recommendations for children with special needs.
Subject Drama in education.
Play.
Early childhood education -- Activity programs.
Drama in education. (OCoLC)fst00897528
Early childhood education -- Activity programs. (OCoLC)fst00900597
Play. (OCoLC)fst01066938
Kleinkinderziehung (DE-588)4073498-5
Theaterpädagogik (DE-588)4126991-3
Vorschulerziehung (DE-588)4064016-4
Darstellendes Spiel (DE-588)4148811-8
Schultheater (DE-588)4053548-4
Grundschule.
Added Author Pleydell, Sarah.
ISBN 0325001219 (alk. paper)
9780325001210 (alk. paper)
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