Product Overview
This book is designed so that the teacher with no experience can immediately begin teaching creative drama in the elementary grades. It contains all the methodology, all the content, all the lesson components necessary to teach several sequences of creative drama in the three primary grades. There are two basic components - text and activities. The text explains methods and theories of teaching creative drama; the activities comprise the practical core of the book. Each activity is a self-contained 'recipe' for a creative drama event and includes: The educational objective for the activity, A step-by-step guide on how to conduct the activity, Complete subject matter of the event-for example, if the activity is to be a game, full instructions for the game are provided. If the subject is a story, even a well-known story, the full story is provided. (A teacher does not have to rely on memory or refer to other sources to conduct any activity) and Follow-up questions and discussion topics.
At all stages the teacher can enter the classroom with the confidence that unless special equipment such as costumes, music, or props is desired, the book contains all the components necessary to conduct the activity he or she has planned for the day's lesson.
