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Putman, Scottie – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
Improvisational gaming is a technique involving the use of theater and drama in the teaching of other subjects. The student uses intuition, sense-memory, and imagination in a holistic approach to learning which teaches social skills while it teaches subject matter. Everyone can act and improvise; getting everyone involved is seldom a problem as…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education