Let's Act!

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For the past few weeks we've been focusing on drama in my arts class. I never realized how many ways you can incorporate drama in the classroom. My favorite activity was when we had to act out a scene from a book. We all put our own spin on the scenes and acted them out in different ways. I loved that almost all of us incorporated music into our scenes. One of my favorite educators, Ron Clark, told of a story when his students just, absolutely, were not into a chapter book that they were required to read. He made the book come alive by creating a murder mystery in a mansion complete with fake blooood [lol]. After that the kids waned to read the book everyday. You can also make books come alive in smaller ways like, bringing in food from the book, having the students or community volunteers act out the characters, and incorporating sound effects, music, and visual effects like fog machines. Making learning fun and an engaging experience is why I went into teaching. I want to completely immerse my students in learning and help them to become successful responsible citizens in their communities.