What?
I have learned a lot about drama. I have never actually been involved in any sort of drama activities. It was really fun and not as scary as I thought it was going to be. I always thought it was just acting and that was something you had to have a talent for, but I learned that is not true. I feel more now that drama is something that is important to include in a classroom.
So what?
I think I will use more of the small class activities. I liked how we did it with a children book. That is something that is not hard to incorporate into a classroom and into curriculum.
Now what?
I think children need creative drama to be able to get out of themselves and feel what it is like to move and interact with others. I also thinks it helps them see other perspectives, which can be a hard thing for many children. Integrating drama is useful with other subjects because I feel that it brings those subjects to life.
And...
I did activities for about 10 pages in the childrens book. I came up with about 5 activities. I was not able to make it to the presentation, because I was very sick, but I still feel that I contributed a lot to the project. I also helped with picking out the book we used. Our group worked well together. We were able to learn from each other and work with each other.
