THTR 239CF - Creative Drama and Dance for K-8

Credit(s): 3

This course focuses on the use of creative drama and dance as types of educational tools. Students will explore, experience, and implement creative teaching methods in order to promote scholarship through kinesthetic teaching in elementary education. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Teach transitional body/mind exercise to students.
Develop classroom management strategies for guiding active groups of children.
Create believable scenes and characters via action, text, subtext, voice and proximity.
Write and implement lesson plans involving both dance and creative drama to enhance, demonstrate, reiterate and teach subject matter.
Participate in a unit on Reader’s Theatre.