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    A little drama! : playful activities for young children / Lavinia Roberts.

    • Title:A little drama! : playful activities for young children / Lavinia Roberts.
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    • Author/Creator:Roberts, Lavinia, author.
    • Published/Created:St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, 2018.
      ©2018
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Drama--Study and teaching (Early childhood)
    • Edition:First edition.
    • Description:xii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
    • Summary:The perfect resource for promoting childrens social-emotional learning through more than 200 theater and drama activities across the early childhood curriculum.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9781605545851 paperback ; alkaline paper
      1605545856 paperback ; alkaline paper
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. One Introduction to Drama in Early Childhood and Directing Young Actors to Success
      ch. One Introduction and Teaching Pedagogically
      Why Is Drama So Important in Early Childhood?
      Curtain Up! Ways to Incorporate Drama in the Classroom
      Instructor's Role in Drama Class
      Creating Community
      Introducing Drama to Your Classroom
      Classroom Tips
      Importance of Structure in Drama Class
      ch. Two Tools to Get Everyone Centered and On Track
      Positive Classroom Management Strategies or Centering Activities
      pt. Two Building a Drama Class
      ch. Three Breathing Exercises and Techniques
      Various Breaths
      Breathing Exercises
      ch. Four Vocal Warm-ups
      Vocal Warm-up Activities
      ch. Five Warm-ups for the Mind and Body
      Concentration, Focus, and Listening Warm-up Activities
      Energizing Warm-up Activities
      ch. Six Imaginative Play
      Imaginative Play Activities
      ch. Seven Creative Movement
      Jump and Jive! Creative Movement Activities
      ch. Eight Cooldowns, Reflection Tools, and Closing Rituals
      Cooldown Activities
      Reflection Activities
      Curtain Call! End-of-Class Rituals
      pt. Three Incorporating Music, Art, and Literature into the Drama Classroom
      ch. Nine Incorporating Music
      Incorporating Musical Instruments
      Activities Using Musical Instruments
      Create Musical Dramas Using Popular Children's Songs
      Drama Activities Based on Popular Children's Songs
      Incorporating Classical Music
      Activities Inspired by Classical Music
      ch. Ten Incorporating Visual Art
      Incorporating Visual Art Projects into Drama Class
      Drama Inspired by Famous Paintings
      Dramatic Activities Inspired by Visual Artwork
      ch. Eleven Incorporating Literature: The Storybook Drama
      Bringing Together Drama and Literacy
      Dramatizing a Storybook in Class
      Using a Storybook in Drama Class
      pt. Four Bringing It All Together
      ch. Twelve Devising Plays with Pre-K
      What Is Devising?
      Rewards of Devising
      Crafting a Creative Collaboration
      Themes for Creative Collaborations
      On Your Mark ... Get Set ... Setting!
      Creating a Character
      Once Upon a Time Story Time!
      Improvise
      Pen to Paper
      Role of the Narrator
      Face the Audience and Project That Voice!
      X Marks the Spot!
      Stage Business
      Practice Makes Less Scary
      Little Song and Dance!
      Set Crew!
      Costume Creation
      Rolling Camera!
      It's the Journey, Not the Destination
      Curtain Call!
      Reflection
      Curtain Up!
      Example of a Twelve-Class Devising Schedule
      Queenie's Birthday: A Play by a Pre-K Drama Class.
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