Reflection #2

I love the thought of using drama in my classroom. I know children can express themselves in many ways when they can act out a story. I loved the idea of using all the different voices. It brings the story to life. I imagine having the children acting out stories with simple costumes. I enjoy drama so i see myself using it a great deal in my classroom. I would love to watch the children respond as we are using drama. I would even dress up myself in a simple way as i would be reading a story and using the different tones of voices, to see the childrens faces, priceless.

Reflection #1

I have learned so much about the arts in Education. I can see that it is so important to integrate the arts in your lesson plans. The children seem to absorb it and do well in school. I just imagined doing arts and crafts with colored paper, glue, etc. or maybe singing a few songs, but i can see there is so much more to this whole Education journey. How exciting to be able to learn how to integrate with drama, dance, music, etc. I have learned that children want to learn with these examples. They love to express themselves through drama,music and dance. They have the energy and their minds are absorbing it all in. Teachers who use this in there classrooms will see a great difference. That is how some children express themselves. You can learn a great deal about your students as you use the different arts through out the year. I'm looking forward to learning more!

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