What are the building blocks of making meaning? How do we transform ‘sensory input’ into language through gestures & movement, visuals, sounds and texts to express our experiences, feelings, values and beliefs?
Here I outline my plan to use dramatic play to strengthen the ground work by which ‘weak readers’ feel a sense of achievement by concentrating on learning decoding skills.
What could an infusion of dramatic play add to teaching and learning? I outline seven units of work through which I demonstrate how dramatic play can build a trifecta of teaching and learning effects in enhancing literacy skills, sustaining motivation and practising academic rigour in our classrooms.
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.Dr Seuss.
Performing arts elements are the dynamic components of live or recorded presentations, centred on time, space, the performer’s body, and the relationship with the audience. Visual arts elements are the static, fundamental building blocks of visual compositions, including line, color, shape, form, space, value, and texture.
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
Building a vibrant classroom to support an equally dynamic school community requires thoughtful planning. it also need collaborative action between … Read more