Using drama in my future classroom will be a great tool I can use to help my students succeed and to prevent behavior problems. Activity is a very important aspect of a successful classroom. I now have the knowledge to help my students succeed in this aspect. Before this class I thought drama was only used by the theater teacher once a year. Now I know it should be used as often as possible along with the other arts with regular curriculum. I forgot that there were a few other times drama was used in my kids classroom. One wonderful third grade teacher had her students put on a wax museum. My kids loved this and looked forward to it when they reached the third grade.
I want to use drama in my classroom because I want a family type environment. Drama builds cooperation and other social skills. Drama is fun. Drama helps my students have empathy for others. These are just a few of the reasons drama will help my students have a united, caring attitude toward each other.
When I start teaching I think I will use many energizers and warm-ups. The book has great ideas like Greetings, Playball. I really like the activity we did in class when we had to continue one sentence of a story using the first letter of our name. Scavenger hunt sounds really fun. I am really excited to use these. I think it would be fun to put all of the ideas in a cute, colorful jar. When we need an energizer one of my students could pick one out of the jar. Also I will encorporate drama with other subjects like social studies to make the subject more interesting. I like pantomimes and freeze frame because they are easy and don't take a lot of preparation. I think it would be really fun to do something for Thanksgiving like the presentation given in class. I want to try everything, this is going to make teaching so much fun!
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