Links to Drama Games
Some websites that have many good ideas for warm up games and drama activities for drama planning.
https://www.curriculum.org/arts/drama.shtml http://www.dramatoolkit.co.uk https://dramaresource.com/101-sample.pdf www.theatrelinks.com/theatresports-and-drama-games/ www.dramamenu.com www.thedramateacher.com www.unexpectedproductions.org/living_playbook.htm http://improvency...
Thursday, 26 April 2018
Drama and the Critical Analysis Process
Theatre Kid
KCP's Les Mis, 2014. I'm Fantine, in the middle left. Grandmother and Sister found to the left. Father built the set we are all standing on.
I’ve been in many theatre productions since I was young and my family has been heavily involved with community theatre since I began high school....
Drama and Music
Musical Theatre is My Life
As a music major and musical theatre nerd, I cannot exclude the value of music in drama. Obviously, not all drama needs music, but music and drama are cousins, and dance and music are sisters. I feel like the Victor Hugo quote, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”, fits well in this case. Music can influence the drama of...
Drama and Tableau
The Arrival
In Drama class, we explored tableau by looking at a scene from the graphic novel, The Arrival, by Shaun Tan. We stopped near the beginning of the book, pausing on a certain scene of a couple, Jason and Mary, pausing over a suitcase in the kitchen.
This single image prompted creative...
Drama and Reader's Theatre
Line!
When teaching science or social studies, information often comes from non-fiction texts such as textbooks or worksheets. Instead of reading silently in class, or doing a round-robin style of class reading, why not try a Reader’s Theatre exercise to emit information?
Such is a strategy I used...
Drama and Asking Questions
Asking Questions
To prepare my students to write an interview as one of their language assignments, I used a few fun activities to explore developing character voice and asking good open and close ended questions
Hot Seating
Starting off, I told my students I would act like Cinderella’s step sister and they were reporters. I would only answer their questions as they asked them, open or closed....
Dance and Special Education
Dance is for All
Dance can be accessible for everyone, the facilitator only needs to approach the activity to be inclusive. I really like the message in the following video. In our Dance class, we talked about being inclusive for all students, and how to modify and accommodate for our students. It is good to remember that we cannot assume a student who has physical limits cannot dance or rise to...
Dance and Math
Shimmy and Shape
Math and dance surprisingly go well together. In our Dance class, my group designed a short lesson plan outlining a few dance activities to bring into the math classroom. We focused on geometry. We challenged our classmates to create shapes with their bodies and transition between...
Dance and Language
She Cannot Dance
We looked at children’s picture books for inspiration for some of our dances in class. One particular exercise was that of the dancing camel. The camel liked to dance and was ridiculed because of it. The camel was upset at first and then decided it didn’t matter what others thought...
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Dance and Music
Keep it in the Family
In a drama post, I stated that music and drama are cousins, but dance and music are sisters.
Music influences how we dance. This was shown by one of our student presentations in Dance class in the last few weeks. We discussed mirroring and flocking, but they scaffolded it...
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Dance and Science
"You want us to WHAT?!?"
I will always remember the look of surprise when I told my Grade 6 science class to get up and dance the life cycle of a star. We had just finished reading a short paragraph explaining the how a star is born and how it dies. I quickly broke them into group and put on some ambient...
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Visual Math and Music
This week we studied the many ways math can be represented beyond standard methods. Math is often viewed as a group of rules and formulas one must memorize and master to solve various problems. However, it is also possible to solve a problem by creatively using visual representations to help solve...
Monday, 2 October 2017
Stretch your Math Muscles
This week in class, we explored what makes a task a rich learning experience for our students. The criteria included accessibility for all learners, engaging material, various entry points, encourages creativity and collaboration, allows students to make connections, and broadens mathematical skills....
Monday, 25 September 2017
Talent vs Hard Work
Am I to Be or Not to Be a “Math Person”, That is the Question
The last few weeks, we have explored how our views in math can hinder us from succeeding. By adopting a growth mindset, we can overcome our struggles and learn from our mistakes. But what if you don’t struggle? We discussed phrases such...
Monday, 11 September 2017
Mathemathics and Me. Volume 2
I'm Back!
Hello, internet! You might have noticed my hiatus from blogging for the last few months. I promise it was not wasted time. I began my internship in my teaching placement, which was quickly followed by my first teaching block. With the help of my lovely associate teacher, I gained rich...
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