2006-11-12 09:10:23 · 3 answers · asked by Summer 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
preschoolers naturally "live" in creative drama. The possibilities are limitless. Remember preschoolers are learning about the world around them and have not yet developed a precise delineation between what is real and what is imagination. with that in mind, almost anything can be a creative drama lesson. Encourage role-playing, costumes; give them props and do not try to impose a structure on them! they will live in the world themselves - and by role playing I mean they can play house, they can be the animals in the zoo, they can be a fairy and a monster, they can be all kinds of things and they will spin it in their own unique way. be sensitive to their interactions and level of development. specifically you can work on things like acting out animals and having them look and experience their environment; imagine smelling or tasting scents and experiences... with something that has a structure like a nursery rhyme or story, you find a moment (or a few moments) in the story or rhyme that is a "playable" moment and then let them act it out in their own way, using props, costumes, guidance. kids that age trying to follow a script or precise blocking might be entertaining for the parents, but it won't bring the kids anything in terms of their developing imaginations.
I love "what are you doing" but most preschoolers will find that game very hard. I have done it with all elementary grades (K-5) and the kinders and some first graders have a big problem with the concept of the game being thinking of something OTHER than what the person's doing. It's a wonderful warm-up improv for about age 7 and up.
2006-11-12 09:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by lalabee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are plenty of drama games you can try, including a game called 'What are you doing' You get the children to sit in a circle with one person in the middle miming out an action, the the next child goes and asks "what are you doing?" The child miming then says something completely different then goes and sits back down, while the child now in the middle mimes what they were told. There are plenty others you can find and they're great for any age drama student. Have fun!
2006-11-12 17:19:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acting out nursery rhymes ?
2006-11-12 17:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋