1st Edition
Drama and Traditional Story for the Early Years
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is a book that looks at how drama has its basis in good early years practice. Most early years practitioners are doing some drama and are edging towards more structured work - this text will help them go further by building their own skills. Using tried and tested example dramas based on traditional stories, the authors show how clearly dramas are constructed. They move from the simple use... Read more
Acknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction. Section One: Thinking about Drama 1. Ideas 1 - Why Use Drama? 2. Ideas 2 - How Does Drama Work? 3. Ideas 3 - Drama and the Literacy Hour 4. Ideas 4 - Teacher in Role 5. Ideas 5 - Moving Children into Role - The Mantle of the Expert 6. Ideas 6 - Story and Drama for the Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural Curriculum (SMSC) - including Citizenship 7. Ideas 7 - Drama and Language Development 8. Ideas 8 - Using Drama in the Nursery and Reception Classes 9. Ideas 9 - Drama and Special Needs 10. Ideas 10 - Planning and Structuring for Drama 11. Ideas 11 - Developing Your Drama from Story Starters 12. Ideas 12 - Assessment, Recording and Progression. Section Two: The Dramas Introduction to the Example Dramas. The 'Mantle of the Expert' Dramas. Seven More Dramas. Appendix.
Biography
Nigel Toye and Francis Prendiville are both Senior Lecturers in Drama at St Martins College at Ambleside, Lancaster and Carlisle campuses. They each have extensive teaching experience, both in the classroom and in an advisory capacity, and bring to this book the very best examples of good practice.
