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Download full textBaker, Betty Ruth – 1992
This paper presents a guide to the selection and use of finger plays with children. Finger plays are defined as brief stories that rhyme and can be dramatized by fingers. After touching briefly on the origins of finger plays, the paper lists several uses for this activity, including motivating students, introducing new themes or units, and…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Language Enrichment
Baker, Betty Ruth – 1996
Drama can enhance creativity for young children. Opportunities to participate in dramatic play activities and creative dramatics should be included in the experiences for young children. Through creative dramatics and dramatic play, children develop cognitive, motor, social and emotional behaviors, and they develop aesthetic appreciation. Dramatic…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Dramatics, Creative Expression, Dramatic Play
