Hooves and Horns, Fins and Feathers : Drama Curriculum for Kindergarten and First Grade

by Gerke, Pamela; Landalf, Helen

• ISBN13: 9781575251219
• ISBN10: 1575251213
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Helen Landalf
PART I: DRAMA IN THE CLASSROOM
Why Drama in the Classroom?
From Creative Dramatics to Theater: A Continuum of Learning	3	(3)
Developing Skills in a Dramatic Context	6	(1)
Educational and Developmental Benefits of Drama	7	(1)
Drama and the Multiple Intelligences	8	(1)
Skills Developed Through Drama Education	9	(3)
Physical Development/ Kinesthetic Skills	10	(1)
Artistic Development/ Drama and Theater Skills	10	(1)
Mental Development/ Thinking Skills	10	(1)
Personal Development/ Intrapersonal Skills	11	(1)
Social Development/ Interpersonal Skills	11	(1)
The Classroom Teacher as Drama Instructor
Arts in Education	12	(1)
Support for the Teacher as Drama Instructor	12	(1)
Attitudes and Values	13	(2)
Expectations, Goals, and Assessment	15	(1)
Creating a Context: The Teacher in Role	16	(2)
Facilitating Reflection	18	(1)
Asking Questions	18	(3)
How to Prepare to Teach Drama	21	(1)
Conclusion	21	(1)
How to use this Curriculum
How the Drama Curriculum is Organized	22	(2)
Using the Drama Curriculum Lessons	24	(2)
Context	24	(1)
Skills	24	(1)
Materials/ Preparation	25	(1)
Musical Suggestions	25	(1)
Procedure	25	(1)
Commentary	26	(1)
Variations	26	(1)
Literature Selections	26	(1)
Making Space for Drama	26	(1)
Troubleshooting	27	(1)
Teacher Self-Assessment	28	(2)
Managing Drama Activities in the Classroom
Setting Clear Expectations	30	(1)
Giving Clear Directions	31	(1)
Managing in Role	31	(1)
Facilitating Group Decision Making	32	(1)
Organizing Groups	33	(1)
Casting Roles	34	(1)
Acknowledging Appropriate Behavior	34	(1)
Dealing with Nonparticipation	35	(1)
Guiding the Reluctant Student	36	(1)
Guiding the Dominating Student	36	(1)
Encouraging an Appropriate Sound Level	37	(1)
Motivating Through Drama	37	(1)
Connecting Drama to Other Areas of Curriculum
Language Arts	38	(1)
Foreign Language	39	(1)
Social Studies	40	(1)
Mathematics	40	(1)
Science	41	(1)
Visual Art	42	(1)
Music	42	(1)
Physical Education and Dance	43	(2)
Starting Out: Creating a Context
Setting the Stage	45	(1)
Creating Ownership	45	(1)
Receiving the Challenge	46	(2)
Discussing the Proposal	48	(2)
Responding to the Proposal	50	(2)
PART II: PREPARING OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS FOR THE JOURNEY
Looking and Listening
Quiet Listening: Sounds Around Us	52	(2)
Move and Freeze: Photography Practice	54	(3)
Memory Game: Name That Animal	57	(2)
Looking, Listening, And Imagining
Quiet Listening: Sounds of Nature	59	(2)
Move and Freeze: Nature Photography	61	(3)
Mirror Game: Body Memory	64	(2)
Animal Action
Body Part Dance: Animal Parts	66	(3)
Sculptor and Clay: Animal Replicas	69	(2)
Sculptor and Clay 2: Replica Museum	71	(3)
PART III: PREPARING SURVIVAL SKILLS AND GEAR FOR THE JOURNEY
Getting in Shape
Quick Response: Imaginary Balls	74	(2)
Imagination: One Object, Many Uses	76	(2)
Shadowing a Partner: Silent Shadow	78	(2)
Improvisation
Improvisation: Zoo Tale	80	(4)
Visualizing the Journey
Sound Story: ``African Safari''	84	(5)
Pamela Gerke
Designing and Drawing: Map for the Journey	89	(4)
Final Preparations
Pantomime: Packing for the Journey	93	(3)
Improvisation: At the Passport Office	96	(6)
PART IV: ROLE DRAMA THE JOURNEY
THE JOURNEY
Facilitate Decision Making	102	(1)
Slow the Pace	102	(1)
Provide Opportunities for Reflection	103	(1)
Structure of the Journey	104	(1)
The Journey, PART 1	105	(6)
The Journey, PART 2	111	(5)
The Journey, PART 3	116	(3)
The Journey: An Example	119	(17)
PART V: INTERPRETING, RECORDING, AND PRESENTING THE JOURNEY
Move and Freeze: Slide Show	136	(4)
Poetry in Motion: Animal Cinquain	140	(4)
Reflection and Sharing: TV Interview	144	(87)
Public Sharing Event
Public Sharing Event	149	(2)
Sealing the Time Capsule	151	(3)
PART VI: NEW PERSPECTIVES
Journey to the Future
Sound and Movement Story: ``Pegasus: Timeship to the Future''	154	(4)
Pamela Gerke
Imagining: Future World	158	(3)
Imagining the Future
Story Creation: Feather, Bone, or Shell	161	(4)
Treasure Hunt: Search for the Time Capsule	165	(3)
Sound and Movement Story: Pegasus Returns	168	(3)
PART VII: DRAMA AND LITERATURE
Literature and Movement
Movement Story: ``Life in the Bass Lane''	171	(7)
Pamela Gerke
Literature and Choral Speaking
``Two Little Blackbirds''	178	(3)
Mother Goose
``The Little Red Hen,'' Traditional English Tale, retold	181	(4)
Helen Landalf
Literature and Improvisation
Story Dramatization: ``Deep in the Forest''	185	(4)
Brinton Turkle
Literature and Dramatization
Story Dramatization: ``The Coyote and the Desert Mouse''	189	(6)
Helen Landalf
Literature and Creative Writing
Alternative Endings and Story Dramatization: ``The Secret Night World of Cats''	195	(8)
Helen Landalf
PART VIII: PLAY PRODUCTION HOW THE PEOPLE GOT FIRE
Working With Children in Play Production	203	(1)
Casting	204	(1)
Script Preparation	205	(1)
Blocking	205	(2)
Theater Space	207	(1)
Rehearsals	208	(1)
Rehearsal Alternatives	209	(1)
Basic Acting Skills	209	(2)
Curtain Call and Post-Play Discussion	211	(1)
Production	211	(2)
Understanding the Dramatic Art: The Meaning Frame and the Expressive Frame	213	(1)
The Elements of Theater	214	(1)
The Traditional Stages of a Play	215	(2)
THE SCRIPT
How the People Got Fire, traditional Maidu tale, script	217	(5)
L. E. McCullough
Appendix A: Sets and Props	222	(5)
Appendic B: Costumes	227	(2)
Appendix C: Sound and Music	229	(2)
``Song of the Embers''	230	(1)
L. E. McCullough
Glossary	231	(4)
Bibliography	235	(3)
Discography	238