Drama and Music Creative Activities for Young Children

Take one adventurous spirit, add structure, and mix well in a creative environment for a wealth of gratifying results. You and your children have a collective reservoir of creativity just waiting to be unleashed, and Drama and Music is your year-round cookbook for incorporating constructive, educational creativity in your daily classroom!You'll find this easy-to-read, practical format an invaluable guide to developing brief (as well as extended) lessons exploring drama and music, while reinforcing other core subject areas such as math, science and language arts. Drama and Music includes background information on teaching and coaching, as well as activities, fingerplays, stories, pantomime, and an extensive appendix which covers literature, poetry, and music to support your creative endeavors.Intended for use with children from Kindergarten through Grade 3, the techniques in Drama and Music have been successfully tested and enjoyed by children and teachers worldwide. Whether you and your group are gifted, have latent talent, no experience, are introverts, extroverts, or a little of each, Drama and Music brings out the best in everyone, making your class a dynamic, exciting place for learning that your children will look forward to each and every day.Merrion, Margaret is the author of 'Drama and Music Creative Activities for Young Children' with ISBN 9780893342364 and ISBN 089334236X.