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Cheifetz, Dan – Learning, 1975
Descriptors: Acting, Children, Education, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedColby, Robert W. – Youth Theatre Journal, 1987
Presents a rationale for viewing theatre as a form of education, and looks at several different ideas for why and how drama should be taught; considers what types of skills children should acquire from a theatre class, and whether drama should focus on the internal, subjective experience of theatre, or the external mechanics of it. (JC)
Descriptors: Acting, Developmental Stages, Didacticism, Elementary Education
Crosscup, Richard – 1966
This book embodies the concept that the dynamic interplay of experiences and activities remains part of the child's functioning throughout life and that it is the role of adults to establish, where they can, the forms of activity in which children will engage. The chapters describe various contents for such activities and discuss how adults can…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Communication Skills, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics
Download full textJahanian, Sharon – 1997
This manual is designed to provide creative drama ideas and strategies to teachers of elementary school children with deafness. The purpose of creative drama is to provide opportunities for students to create, share, and explore their ideas. Students also learn to work together, in small and large groups, to portray scenes or stories. The manual…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Creativity, Deafness
Collier, Nina P.; And Others – 1970
Artist-teachers, administrators, and other educators will find the elementary and secondary guidelines useful in formulating the objectives and methods of teaching the performing arts. The underlying assumption is that providing children with opportunities to observe, listen, and react to exciting performances leads to educational experiences,…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Dance, Drama
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Oregon Elementary English Project. – 1971
These curriculum guides are designed to introduce drama to students at the fifth and sixth grade level. The teacher's guide for each of the two grade levels presents 41 lessons. Each lesson includes a description of objectives and various exercises, including movement warm-ups, concentration warm-ups, descriptions of the character type to be…
Descriptors: Acting, Curriculum Guides, Drama, Dramatic Play
Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Early Childhood Programs. – 1971
This handbook on creative dramatics at the elementary school level is primarily intended to assist the teacher who already has some training in creative dramatics. The handbook contains sections on (1) the philosophy and objectives of the program, including a discussion of an affective curriculum; (2) definitions of key concepts, including general…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childrens Games, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics
