Play has always been an important part of learning for people of all ages. Many of us only truly learn something when we get to "do" it and make mistakes, play is the basis of the "doing". In my classroom, like in many around the world, I have students of all levels. Students I want to reach. Students I want to help enjoy the learning process. Students who may not be reading at a high school level, yet are in high school and nearing graduation.
I find I am able to help those students in many ways when I introduce drama pedagogy activities to them as we read novels in class. My students enjoy the novel, they enjoy getting to "interact" with the characters and the story, and for many of those students who have never before been able to think deeply about a text, they can make inferences and support their ideas. All through the use of playing with drama pedagogy.
My dissertation is on that very subject, using drama pedagogy in the secondary classroom.
Too many of us want to incorporate some fun and play into our classrooms but may not know how to do it. For that reason, I have decided to write a small series on the blog about how I have used different drama pedagogy activities in my classroom in the hopes of inspiring you to incorporate some of them into you classrooms!
I hope you enjoy and I hope you are able to begin to play in your classroom some!
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