Drama - Rich

by Rich Monday, July 27, 2015 2 comments Week 2 Drama

Source

 Fox

"What strategies would you use in teaching a drama workshop like 'Fox' to primary children?"

It seems that warm-ups are essential to creating a safe, non-judgemental environment for drama-based lessons (Sinclair, 2012, p. 46). I hadn't thought about their purpose much before, but that does make sense.

There are some warm-up games listed on this site.
Some that could be adapted to suit 'Fox':

• Yes, let's (actions or moments from the story)
• Beach, Boat, Bank (Adjust these settings and poses to match the story. For example, one setting could be the desert, another the forest etc.)
• Hot seat or Park Bench, but for the latter, use the book's characters (Dog, Magpie, Fox) in place of free-choice characters (may be better in small groups). Hot seat may work better.
• Clapping circle for general warm up
• And "Zip Zap" (I can't think of a way to tie it to 'Fox' at this stage, but would love to try this to see the energy and fun it creates!)

I would include the Offering and rejecting help activity in a similar fashion to Bird, Donelan, Freebody, O'Toole, & Sinclair (2012, p. 76). I believe linking to human situations that the students themselves are facing could also be appropriate and helpful (as long as the students were comfortable with this). For example, there could be some issues that exist amongst groups of students or individuals, or the school as a whole.

Lessons

• TES Australia - Australian Drama lessons for primary schools K-6
• Range of Drama lessons sorted by age level (USA)
• List of commercial classes for students in Launceston Tas
• And of course, ArtPop! Resources and lessons

References 

Bird, J., Donelan, K., Freebody, K., O'Toole, J., & Sinclair, C. (2012). Drama: Social Dreaming in the 21st Century. In C. Sinclair, N. Jeanneret, & J. O'Toole (Eds.), Education in the Arts (2nd ed., pp. 65-90). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford.

Sinclair, C. (2012). Teaching for the Aesthetic, Teaching as Aesthetic. In C. Sinclair, N. Jeanneret, & J. O'Toole (Eds.), Education in the Arts (2nd ed., pp. 43-53). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford.