Week 12: Reflection

 Our Group's Inclusive Pet Club Poster:

• We made this as a welcome sign to include all animals for the Pet Club in Monday's Read Aloud as part of the "Person In A Mess" technique.

Reflection Questions:

• What concepts did you newly learn this week?

• I learned about all the different creative drama techniques I can use in the classroom. I was very unfamiliar with all these words and concepts, so throughout this week I now have a better concept on how I can do these techniques in my future classroom. My favorite ones were "Hot Seating" & "Person In A Mess" These were my favorite techniques because they allow the students to be creative to get in the mindset of the characters or the problem in the story and what they think the characters would do or how they would act. This really allows the students to use their own imagination rather than reading off a script.

• How do you feel about using drama techniques as a teaching tool?

• I feel like drama techniques are a great learning tool for students. They allow students to use their imagination and get up and moving. This is great to space out lessons during the day and regain attention rather than just doing pencil and paper activities. They might also retain more of what they learn, for example, 'Oh yeah I remember the statue drama activity we did to learn what different sounds animals make' I think I would like to try and incorporate this into my future classroom when I am able to.

• How might these activities affect the learning and development of children?

• Like I stated about I feel the drama activities would help students remember more of what they learned in class. The students can recall more silly memories easier than remembering notes the teacher had them write. The drama activities not only have the students listening, but also moving which keeps them focused and engaged.

• Provide a short plan on how you would incorporate drama into your teaching

• I would love to use the drama techniques in many subjects in my classroom. I would use it during a read aloud similar to what we did in class to help keep the students engaged and understand the important parts of the story. I could also use it in science in younger grades to help students learn the different poses and noises animals make with a "statue" drama activity. I could even use the "person in a mess" drama activity to help the students learn the theme or important lesson in the story during ELA time.