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Fredericks, Anthony D. – Greenwood Press, 2007
Test scores across the country show American students are far more able to read narrative than nonfiction text. Some research speculates this is due to a great lack in the background knowledge of many children. Librarians are beginning to realize that a unique fit for the school librarian is as a provider of background knowledge materials for…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Oral Interpretation, Theater Arts, Reading Instruction
Anthony, Rose Marie – Learning, 1994
Choral speaking is one way to introduce elementary students to poetry and the performing arts, providing a quick and easy way to foster precise diction and voice projection. The article explains how to select poems, direct the activity, get started, and be creative. Includes several poems to help teachers get started. (SM)
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Creative Teaching, Diction, Literature Appreciation
Last, Ellen – 1990
This state guide to curriculum planning is designed to provide direction to teachers, administrators, and curriculum specialists for developing programs in informal drama and theatre. For each school level (preschool, elementary, middle, and high school) the following topics or concepts are discussed in terms of the student at that level: informal…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Drama, Dramatics, Educational Resources
Direct linkStanley, Nile – Teaching Pre K-8, 2004
It is well known that developing a love of language helps children become successful readers and writers, and one way to teach children to love words is to introduce them to poetry. This article describes the Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School, a challenged urban school in Jacksonville, Florida, is full of children who love words because they love…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Poetry, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1985
Intended for elementary school teachers who wish to implement a lesson on dance theater and dance as an art form to be used in conjunction with live performance, this guide offers classroom and extracurricular activities to teach children about various aspects of dance. Part 1 of the guide includes an introduction to Manhattan's City Center, a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Dance
Roundey, William G.; Wheeler, Frederick E. – 1971
This resource book is based on the premise that dramatic play, or creative dramatics, should be an integral part of the language arts curriculum and that the child himself is a principal resource for material. The first chapter presents a philosophy of creative dramatics based on what the experience can provide to a child. The second chapter…
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Dramatic Play, Dramatics, Early Childhood Education
