How to Excite Students With Drama Integration
Today, I want to blog about “How to Excite Students With Drama Integration”–one of my favorite subjects! I have an Instagram Profile which I maintain regularly. My followers are comprised of teachers who see the importance of drama but are unconfident using it. They are looking for a teaching method concerning how to excite students […]
The Easiest Way to Boost Student Engagement
Let’s talk about the easiest way to boost student engagement. When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time playing outside under a forsythia bushes. Usually, I pretended I was an orphan. (I have no idea why.) I’d scrape a place in the dirt for my “kitchen” and another place for my […]
Creative Dramatics Lessons That Kids Love
Creative Dramatics Lessons That Kids Love Hello! Today, I wanted to blog about Creative Dramatics Lessons That Kids Love. You may not know me or be familiar with my work. I’m Deborah Baldwin (but my friends call me Deb.) I am a recently retired award-winning drama teacher of thirty-eight years. In that time, I directed […]
Acting Exercises Everyone Enjoys
Here’s an acting exercise everyone enjoys no matter the grade or skill level. TABLEAU! What is tableau, you ask? Tableau, a frozen stage picture like a living photograph, is one of the most useful and important components of theatre. Tableau became most popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The word […]
Why You Should Use These Effective Teaching Methods, Part Two
Let’s talk about why you should use these effective teaching methods. This is a two part series, so check out part one, will you? https://dramamommaspeaks.com/2018/06/22/why-you-should-use-these-effective-teaching-methods/ I have a second teaching method which works wonders with any aged kid–I guarantee it! ARTS INTEGRATION You may wonder what arts integration is specifically. Simply put, arts integration […]
Give Me Sixty Minutes and I’ll Give You a Guaranteed Successful Play
Yes, give me sixty minutes (for five days) and I’ll give you a guaranteed successful play. Are you looking for something multiculturalt? A short, one act play with room for a large cast? Or a cast as small as ten?