Creative Drama in the Classroom

A classic guide to initiating dramatic activities in the classroom. Creative Drama in the Classroom. Fifth Edition, teaches the non-specialist how to plan simple activities and to adapt material for use in creative drama and language arts programs. Based on the same philosophy of education that made earlier editions so popular, the text stresses creative drama first as aesthetic education and then as a tool for teaching in other subject areas.
Revised to reflect today's changing educational climate. Creative Drama in the Classroom, Fifth Edition, features: 1. New chapters on play, creating plays from other sources, Theatre-in-Education, playgoing for appreciation and learning, and clowning and circus arts. 2. A new section entitled 'Suggested Music for Creative Drama'. 3. Numerous new activities, stories, and poems. 4. Appendices that include pupil evaluation, a sample drama-in-education lesson, and a Theatre- in- Education teacher's guide5. An updated bibliography