Drama

Drama

WHY TEACH DRAMA? "The future of our nation depends on our ability to create-and to be creative. During the coming decades our most important national resources will be human resources. If our nation is to continue to meet the challenges of the future, today's schools need to develop creative leaders." ​ Useful Links The national standards site lists 242 related documents for Primary Drama, including links to other parts of the curriculum etc. It can be easily found through the site search engine or at:

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Some links to video clips you could use as story starters: BBC: [|BBC Archive] Teachers' TV: [|Teachers'] British Film Institute: [|BFI] Community Channel: [|Community]

Useful websites for ideas and lesson plans Drama Lessons, Ideas, Crafts and Activities for Kids of All Ages. [] Lesson Plans Sorted by Age Level Most of these lesson plans work with a large age range (with appropriate adjustments in level of sophistication. An american site that includes free advice, rules/ideas for deliveirng drama lesons as well as resources for sale is at []

How Dramatic Play Promotes Development [] Drama in the primary curriculum h [|ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/drama/curriculum.shtm] [|http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/drama.htmAN|http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/drama.htm] AN INTRODUCTION TO CLASSROOM DRAMA [|http://www.teachingonline.org/drama2.htmlDrama|http://www.teachingonline.org/drama2.html] Drama in the early years [] The work of Andrew McCann includes a number if idea sheets and some full plays for free plus other resources that can be bought at [|www.dramateachers.co.uk] [|www.brainpop.co.uk] is great for a collection of animated movies on various subjects including drama. Similarly, [|www.chalkface.com] is a source of ideas and resources with access to some free samples that are good for ideas. [|www.dramaresource.com] includes plenty of resources to buy but also access to free samples and ideas. Great bit on drama games. [|www.teachers.tv.co.uk] There is an excellent 6 minute film on teachers tv called "Dangle". [] It is a silent film which gives it great potential for drama. It is suitable for use with KS1 and KS2. Once you have found it on teachers tv there are also links to lesson plans which are really interesting.http://www.teachers.tv/video/2846

Drama is a very useful tool for cross curricular teaching. Again teachers tv is an excellent resource. The following are excelent videos from teachers tv. "Drama in the classroom KS1 and KS2. [] They include examples of freeze frame, decision alley and teacher in role. Another video worth watching is Drama in PHSE. EXAMPLE LESSON STARTER media type="file" key="satellite launch.avi" width="300" height="300" If you now click on this link [] this will give you some ideas for space drama.

Books for ideas

101 Drama Games & activities by David Falmer Drama with children by Sarah Phillips Drama and music: creative activities for young children By Janet Rubin, Margaret Dee Merrion Drama and traditional story for the early years By Nigel Toye, Francis Prendiville 101 drama games for children: fun and learning with acting and make-believe By Paul Rooyackers The Practical Primary Drama Handbook By Patrice Baldwin Theatre companies that could visit your school - for a small fee. YMCA Touring Company. Perhaps more suitable for older children [|www.ytouring.org.uk]

From their site: About us ........Y Touring is Central YMCA’s award winning Touring Theatre Company, established in 1989. Through creating high quality theatre and drama, we aim to highlight important, often difficult, current issues and empower its audiences of young people and adults to generate change in themselves, others and society. Y Touring was the first company to work in the arena of health, sex education and science ethics. Y Touring has continually explored its mission statement with work suitable for students, teachers and professionals alike. Over the last two years our work has expanded to producing plays for adult audiences and moved towards integrating new media into the way in which we create our stories, develop and promote our work.

Another touring company: [|www.kinetictheatre.co.uk] Kinetic Theatre Company Ltd is a professional Theatre-in-Education Company touring musical plays geared to the [|National Curriculum for Science] to Primary schools and theatres throughout the UK.

Our purpose is to supplement science teaching practices in a fun, dramatic yet educational way.

Another theatre performer with an emphasis on science is at [|www.paradoxtheatre.co.uk] Paradox Theatre is a touring theatre company specialising in children's theatre and theatre in education. Producing shows about science, health, and the environment, the core principle is that learning is fun - so much fun that pupils don't even realise they are being educated! The aftermath of a Paradox Theatre show is a school buzzing with excited children who won't stop asking questions, keen to learn more about what they have just experienced. A former research scientist and teacher, with over 20 years experience as a children's entertainer, Professor incorporates his educational and scientific background to create comic theatre that delights and educates children, leaving them wanting to learn more.

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