TOPIC 9

DRAMA

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 Speech in Play
Play
Stimulates child-to-child
conversations
Symbolize ideas and feeling through
gestures and speech
Collaborate with friends

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 Studies
Children who nonsocial or withdrawn
play behavior during preschool found
this behavior was strong predictor of
peer rejection, social anxiety,
loneliness, depression, and negative
self-esteem in later childhood.

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 Dramatic Play
Acting out experiences or creating drama episode
during play
Benefits for children:
Develop conversational skills
Ability to express ideas in words
Connect actions with words
Develop vocabulary
Develop creativity
Engage in social interaction with other children
Cope with life
Assume leadership and group-participation roles

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Dramatic Play Setting

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 The Teachers Role in
Dramatic Play
Dramatic play is child-directed

Motivate

Periodic suggestions

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 Speech in Routines
Show-and-tell
An activity that encourages children to talk about their
special interests in front of others. The child can bring
something from home or share something made or
accomplished at school.

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Hints for conducting Show-
and-Tell
Encourage, do not force, children to speak
If they do not want to talk, they can just show what
they brought
Let the child who is showing something to the group
stand or sit near the teacher. A friendly arm around
the childs shoulders may help
Stimulate the other children to ask the child
questions
Limit the time for overly talkative children by using
an egg timer
Limit the time for the activity so that children do not
become bored
Thank each child for his presentation

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 Show-and-tell when well-
conducted:
An activity for closure and evaluation and for
clarification of feelings
A forum for expressive and receptive
language development
A session for brainstorming, idea catching
and idea expending
An opportunity to reflect and engage in group
problem solving
A source for curriculum ideas and materials
A window into childrens thoughts and
feelings
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 The Daily News or Recap Times

Focus on important or interesting evens of

the day
Teachers and children gather to share
news, anecdotes and happenings in both
their home and school life.
At group time, the teacher must be aware
of group reaction and response
Give children to talk about problems and
their solutions

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 Promoting Speech Daily
Have children give verbal messages or
direction to other children often
Let children describe daily projects
Relate present ideas and happenings to the
childrens past when possible
Promote children explanation
Promote teacher-child conversations in which
the teacher records childrens words on
artwork, constructions, or any happenings or
projects
Design and create games that encourage
children to speak
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 Simple Drama
Playact familiar events and home
situation
Let children try out and work out
elements of past experiences that they
remember for one reason or another
Playacting can be an exact imitation or
something created by their active
imaginations

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 Creative Drama
Teachers role is to be a fellow participant
that follow childrens creative lead.
The benefits of creative drama experience
are:
1)Social
2)Intellectual
3)Linguistic
4)Therapeutic
5)Creative language
6)Increased self-esteem
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 Pantomime
Pantomime is the art of conveying ideas without
words.
Foundation for 4 years old childrens to build their
acting skills for created and scripted parts.
In kindergarten, basic movements such as walking,
running, skipping and galloping prepare for the
creative use of rhythms.
Music can set the mood for people marching in
parade, toads hopping in a field, racing cars on a
track.
Rhythmic movement becomes dramatic when the
participants make use of it to become someone or
something other than themselves.

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 Playacting Tips
The children must be familiar with the story to know
what happens first, next and last.
Activities in which the children pretend to perform
certain actions, to be certain animals, or copy the
actions of another help prepare them for simple
drama.
Video-recorded plays and films are good motivators.
At first step is to act without words or while listening
to a good story or record.
The teacher can be the narrator, while the children
are the actors.
Children should be encouraged to volunteer for
parts. Props and settings can be simple.

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 Playacting Tips
Any of the childrens imaginative acts should be
accepted, whether or not they are a part of the
original story, unless they endanger others.
Individual and group dramatizations should be
appreciated and encouraged.
Every child who wishes a turn playing the part
should be accommodated.
No-touching guidelines are necessary when
vigorous acts are part of dramas.
With large groups, the teacher can limit acting
roles to a manageable number to prevent chaos.
(refer page 471)

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