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CE230Seminar 7
Welcome to tonight’s seminar on Creative Drama! Get comfortable and enjoy chatting with your classmates. We will begin the seminar at 7:00.
Tonight’s Quote
• “Imagination is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited to all we know and understand while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”
• --Albert Einstein
Drama and Learning
• Children learn through play and things that they experience
• Gesture and mime are language in motion.
• It is multisensory.• It involves 3 of
Gardner’s intelligences.
What do you think are the
most significant differences between
creative drama and socio-
dramatic play?
Benefits
• Language development• Extemporaneous
speaking• Social and emotional
development• Developing imagination
Types of Drama
• Dramatic play• Prop boxes• Pantomime• Participation Stories• Creative dramatics and
Play making• Story dramatization• Child-created plays• Puppetry
• Storytelling• Children as tellers• Presentation or
performance• Readers’ Theater
Why should you include creative drama?
• Social Skills– Good and original ideas
are valued– Social awareness is
increased– Children often work in
groups towards a common goal
– Problem solving is learned
– Communication skills are emphasized.
• Individual Growth and Development– Sense awareness is
emphasized– Cross curricular– Imagination/independent
thinking is encouraged– It is FUN!– Can be a healthy release of
energy– Leads to a greater
appreciation of formal drama
http://www.susancanthony.com/Resources/timsav/creativedrama.html
It has been a pleasure to be with
you tonight as always. Have a great
week and don’t forget to play!
Resources:
http://www.susancanthony.com/Resources/timsav/creativedrama.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ego/edp303/why.htm
http://www.creativedrama.com/creative.htm
http://www.imaginationstage.org/Our%20Classes/EarlyChildhoodProgramClasses.htm