Download or read book Drama Lessons for Five to Eleven Year Olds written by Judith Ackroyd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drama Lessons offers an exciting and varied range of tried and tested lessons, carefully planned and easy-to-follow, tailor-made for the busy primary teacher. Non-drama-specialists will find the book especially helpful, while specialists will welcome a lesson collection for their own or colleagues' use. For each lesson plan, essential resources and timing information are given, along with helpful suggestions for differentiation and follow-up activities. The lessons cover most curriculum areas, including English (especially Speaking and Listening), History, Science and Numeracy. For teachers, here - for the first time - is a book which just contains lesson plans to pick up and teach. Drama Lessons will also give student teachers a flying start in their school placements.
Download or read book Drama Lessons Ages 7 11 written by Judith Ackroyd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drama Lessons: Ages 7–11 offers an exciting and varied range of tried and tested lessons tailor-made for busy teachers. Drama Lessons: Ages 7–11 emerges from the continuing positive responses to Drama Lessons for Five to Eleven Year Olds (2001). In this book you will find a carefully chosen selection of the best lessons from the original book, plus some exciting new material – a combination of brand new and classic lessons. This new collection introduces Literacy Alerts which identify how the drama activities develop aspects of literacy and suggest additional literacy activities. For each lesson plan, essential resources and timing information are provided. The lessons cover a range of themes and curriculum areas. Full of pick-up-and-go lesson plans, this book will be of enormous interest to specialists and non-specialists of drama alike. All primary teachers, literacy coordinators and teaching assistants should have this book in their hands and it will give all trainee teachers a flying start in their school placements.
Download or read book Drama Lessons Ages 4 7 written by Judith Ackroyd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for busy teachers, Drama Lessons: Ages 4–7 provides tried and tested lesson plans which will help you to make your drama lessons fun learning experiences. Drama Lessons: Ages 4–7 emerges from the continuing positive responses to Drama Lessons for Five to Eleven Year Olds (2001) and the three book series, Role Play in The Early Years (2004). In this book you will find a carefully chosen selection of the best lessons taken from these four texts, plus some exciting new material – a combination of brand new and classic lessons. This new collection introduces Literacy Alerts which identify how the drama activities develop aspects of literacy and suggest additional literacy activities. For each lesson plan, essential resources and timing information are provided. The lessons cover a range of themes and curriculum areas. Specialists and non-specialists, nursery nurses, teaching assistants and playgroup leaders will find the book easy to use and it will give all trainee teachers a flying start in their school placements.
Download or read book Drama Lessons written by Judith Ackroyd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for busy early years and Key Stage 1 teachers, Drama Lessons: Ages 4-7 provides tried and tested lesson plans that will help you to make your drama lessons fun, varied and meet the needs of your students.
Download or read book Creating Drama with 7 11 Year Olds written by Miles Tandy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly practical book gives you all the ideas you need to make drama an exciting, regular and integral part of your primary school’s curriculum.
Download or read book Drama Lessons for the Primary School Year written by John Doona and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even teachers who enjoy their job often complain that they become stale after teaching the same things every year. They look for new ideas that will reignite their enthusiasm. This book does just that. It offers numerous ideas for drama lessons for primary school children.
Download or read book Teaching Drama to Little Ones written by Jessica McCuiston and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you find it difficult to find drama activities for preschool age children? Teaching theatre to very young children is a completely different experience than working with older kids. Their attention spans are shorter and they require games that are simple, short and active...but also provide them with the skills necessary to grow as an actor. Teaching Drama to Little Ones is packed with activities that do just that. It includes 12 lesson plans specifically designed for kids age 3-7 that you can implement today. It also includes guides on how to adapt a script and rehearse a show with this age group. Inside this book you'll find: 12 lessons plans packed with over 70 activities ideal for kids age 3-7 Each lesson contains a Warm-Up, Focus, Voice, Movement and Imagination activity Simple reflection questions after every lesson A guide to creating a script for little ones A guide to auditioning, rehearsing and performance tips for little ones An appendix with lyrics of simple songs for classroom use Below are just a few of the topics covered in the lessons: Getting to Know You. Students will feel comfortable in a new environment, realizing that theatre class is a place where they can make new friends while learning how to sing, dance, and act. Make Believe. Students will use their imaginations to be different characters and go on make believe adventures. Working with a Partner. Students will build trust and gain confidence by learning to work with a partner. Working as a Team. Students will realize that theater involves teamwork and everyone has a role with something important to contribute. Rhythm. Students will understand rhythm, be able to clap and follow a steady beat, and practice speeding up and slowing down their voices and movements. Energy. Students will explore how energy is necessary when performing and learn how to control and focus using that energy. Emotions. Students will explore how we use emotions to show the audience what we are feeling. Actions. Students will use movement to learn the basic concepts of blocking, choreography, and stage directions. Becoming a Character. Students will become familiar with the practice of pretending to be different characters. Using Your Voice. Students will understand why projection and diction are necessary while singing and acting. Acting Is Reacting. Students will understand that listening and reacting are just as important as speaking. Putting it Together. Students will learn how their newly developed acting skills fit together as they prepare for a final presentation or show.
Download or read book Creating Drama with 4 7 Year Olds written by Miles Tandy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly practical book gives you all the ideas you need to make drama an exciting, regular and integral part of your primary school’s KS1 curriculum.
Download or read book Beginning Drama 4 11 written by Joe Winston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Beginning Drama 4-11 is fully updated and revised in light of the renewed Framework for Teaching Literacy, and provides an introduction for early years and primary school teachers who are new to drama and for student teachers who wish to specialise in the teaching of drama. It offers step-by-step guidance to help teachers and children grow in confidence in their use of drama, and shows clearly how drama can contribute to work in English, and learning across the curriculum, as well as to the broader cultural life of the school. The authors have an international profile and this third edition builds on the work's reputation of as one of the most accessible texts on primary drama available.
Download or read book How Drama Activates Learning written by Michael Anderson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Drama Activates Learning: Contemporary Research and Practice draws together leaders in drama education and applied theatre from across the globe, including authors from Europe, North America and Australasia. It explores how learning can be activated when drama pedagogies and philosophies are applied across diverse contexts and for varied purposes. The areas explored include: · history · literacy, oracy and listening · health and human relationships education · science · democracy, social justice and global citizenship education · bullying and conflict management · criticality · digital technologies · additional language learning Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, the contributors present case studies of drama and applied theatre work in school and community settings, providing rich descriptions of practice accompanied by detailed analysis underpinned by the theoretical perspectives of key thinkers from both within and beyond the field of drama.
Download or read book Improve your Primary School Through Drama written by Rachel Dickinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using drama right across the curriculum to improve and invigorate teaching and learning, this book provides whole school and individual class approaches underpinned by sound theory and implemented in a real primary school. Explanations and examples are given in a clear and accessible style, and links are made to The National Strategy. The book illustrates a wide range of strategies that show how drama can help with: behavior inclusion and multicultural issues improving the whole school ethos involving parents and governors. This user-friendly and comprehensive text is the perfect support tool for teachers and managers ready to improve their school regardless of whether they're approaching drama for the first time or are already passionate about it.
Download or read book The Toymaker s Workshop and Other Tales written by Jo Boulton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting links between the activities and the early learning goals, and Key Stage 1 National Curriculum Requirements, this book in the series features activities on Humpty Dumpty, Billy Goats Gruff and The Lonely Dragon.
Download or read book Subject Teaching in Primary Education written by Patrick Smith and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′An essential read for trainee and newly qualified teachers covering all key areas of the primary curriculum. There is a real sense of experienced and enthusiastic practitioners writing about "what makes good" and why, with lots of clear practical examples of how to put ideas into practice.′ - Jackie Keith, Deputy Head and Programme Leader for School Direct, London East Teacher Training Alliance To be a successful teacher in primary schools you need to have an informed understanding of a wide range of subjects. This book provides clear guidance of good practice teaching different subjects in primary education, informed by current curriculum directions, and full of practical advice for the classroom. Key features: Clear links to the 2014 National Curriculum in England ′In the classroom′ examples from schools demonstrate intelligent and engaging ways to teach different subjects Reflective questions challenge you to critically engage with what you have read and apply it to your own teaching This is essential reading for students on primary initial teacher education courses, including university-based (PGCE, BA QTS, BEd), school-based (SCITT, School Direct) and employment-based routes into teaching.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Primary Education written by Denis Hayes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique in its field, the Encyclopedia of Primary Education brings together a wide-ranging body of information relating to current educational practice in a single indispensable volume. This book provides a series of descriptions, definitions and explanations that engage with important practical and conceptual ideas in primary education and contains over 500 entries incorporating: Curriculum subjects, themes and topics Theories, policies and educational controversies Pedagogical terms relating to teaching and learning Commentaries on current issues in primary education Influential figures in education, both past and present The impact of educational research on policy and practice Based on the author’s extensive experience in primary education, entries combine an interrogation of educational concepts with the pedagogical and practical implications for classroom practice, children’s learning and school management. This handy reference work will be invaluable to anyone currently teaching or training to teach at primary level, teaching assistants, school governors and parents. In fact it is essential reading for anyone with an interest and passion for primary education.
Download or read book Bringing Poetry Alive written by Michael Lockwood and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a wealth of ideas and support for ways to bring poetry alive, drawing on what is known to work, and exploring exciting fresh ideas. It will help you to teach poetry with imagination and confidence, so that you can try new things whilst still meeting national curriculum requirements. An enjoyable and uplifting book, it is a must for anyone working with children aged 5 to 14 who is looking for inspiration for their poetry teaching.
Download or read book Drama Menu written by Glyn Trefor-Jones and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed full of drama games, ideas and suggestions, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers.
Download or read book The Teddy Bears Picnic and Other Stories written by Jo Boulton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book includes activities on The Teddy Bears' Picnic, Goldilocks, The Not-so-jolly Postman' --cover p.[4]
