Author(s): Eleanor Silverman
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 175
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Date Published: 1994-11-01
Dimensions: 215.9 x 276.4 x 8.9mm
Publication City/Country: Lanham, MD, United States
Edition: Revised, Enlarged ed.
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A dramatics program need not be costly in time and money, and can start small and grow as needed. Dramatics for Children, revised and enlarged ed. is intended to encourage elementary librarians and teachers to initiate, develop, and maintain a dramatics program. Any library or classroom can enjoy a successful program by simply selecting ideas in the volume and adapting them to the needs, abilities, and interests of the students. The volume is divided into six parts: About Dramatics contains suggestions for initiating and maintaining programs, as well as applicable recycling ideas. Costumes contains simple costume and disguise ideas. Puppetry contains quick, easy-to-do pubbets and puppet storage ideas. Scripts stresses scriptwriting and contains 24 play scripts ready to perform. Storytelling contains ideas and recipes to enhance story hours. Theater-in-The-Round contains recipes for play production. Specific ideas are quickly located through use of the table of contents and Index. With pen and ink drawings by the author. Reviews from the first edition: "This text will help to develop programs that are time and dollar efficient and that can start small and grow successfully." - JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP