What- I have learned how to use theater games in the classroom and the 21 red hot process drama tools. One new perspective about using drama that I have is that drama is not all about acting, which a lot of people believe it is. Also, that there are multiple ways to integrate drama into your classroom. I really enjoyed performing some of the process tools. They were great! All ages of children will love participating in the theater games as well as the process drama tools.
So What- I think I will use a variety of activities as I begin teaching. The activities that I personally like include: hot seating, decision alley, interview, role-on-the-wall and pantomime. I especially like the interview activity we did in class. I thought this activity was a great way for students to be creative and have fun being the character or newscaster in the interview.
Now What- Children need creative drama for several reasons one it can let children out of their comfort zone and be theirselves. Creative drama can build their self-esteem. Drama can attract all types of students and their learning styles from pretend interviews to pantomimes children will find what they like best.
Drama can make hard curricular areas more interesting and fun. You are still able to teach the curriculum, but you can use many effective drama tools to deliver it more effectively. For example, when learning about the Revolutionary War you could use the performance carousel when groups prepare scenes representing parts of the drama story, then arrange them in chronological order and perform them in sequence without interruption. There are endless possbibilites when integrating drama with the curriculuar areas. Children will enjoy what they experience and never forget how you used drama into the classroom!
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