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Drama and Special Needs

Drama and Special Needs. To explore the Drama curriculum in the context of special education. To explore activities which develop the elements of Drama. Aims of this session. Strand Units. Drama Curriculum Overview. Strand

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Drama and Special Needs

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  1. Drama and Special Needs Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  2. To explore the Drama curriculum in the context of special education To explore activities which develop the elements of Drama Aims of this session Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  3. Strand Units Drama Curriculum Overview Strand Drama to explore feelings, knowledge and ideas, leading to understanding Exploring and making drama Reflecting On Drama Co-operating and communicating in making drama Primary Curriculum Support Programme Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  4. Visual Arts Reflecting on Drama Listening Speaking Writing Doing Questioning Reflection Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  5. Benefits of Drama • Improve sensory awareness • Promote social interaction • Develops self confidence, and self esteem • Creates a context to explore real-life situations Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  6. Benefits for Special needs learners “an opportunity for the very special learner to step outside their limitations into another world” Flo Longhorn Sensory drama for very special people Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  7. Rope Game • Mime ship activities • Tug of War • Make something with rope Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  8. Sports Game • Activities with ball • Tennis • Beachball • Bowling • Basketball • Football Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  9. Photo story Sneeze, Cough, Laugh, Cry • Circle game • All sneeze, cough, laugh, cry, • Individually in turn • Add a sentence to sound Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  10. Body Orchestra Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  11. Strand Units Develop awareness of how he/she as part of a group helps to maintain focus in the dramatic action Develop the ability to play in role as an integral part of the action Strand Drama to explore feelings, knowledge and ideas, leading tounderstanding Exploring and making drama Reflecting On Drama Exploring and making drama Co-operating and communicating in making drama Co-operating and communicating in making drama Objectives for these games Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  12. Wigs hats and mirrors Wigs, hats and mirrors Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  13. Strand Units Develop the instinct for make believe play into drama Develop the ability to play in role as an integral part of the action Develop, out of role, the ability to co-operate and communicate with others in helping to shape the drama. Strand Drama to explore feelings, knowledge and ideas, leading tounderstanding Exploring and making drama Reflecting On Drama Exploring and making drama Co-operating and communicating in making drama Co-operating and communicating in making drama Objectives Wig/Hat Activity Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  14. Clown Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  15. Photostory Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  16. Photo Story 3 • Use of sounds and music and photos may help stimulate students • Moving from doing a concrete activity to looking at pictures, and hearing sounds of same activity • Focus on the process Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  17. Chicken Licken Activities • Farm Animals • Animal Sounds • Match toy or picture to sound • Sound scape • Narrated mime • Parachute activity - sky falling down • Parachute quiet time – night time • Dance to celebrate Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  18. Multi Sensory approach • Visual • Tactile • Auditory • Taste and smell Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  19. Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  20. Story Sacks Bag books • Homemade or bought • Story • Toys or puppets • Sounds or story on tape • Costumes – hats, caps • Any item relating to the story • Smells or aromas • www.bagbooks.com • www.storysacks.com Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  21. tension role and character action belief belief time place theme plot significance genre Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  22. Time of Day • It’s 8 o clock in the morning • Mime activity Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  23. Drama Wake up Ciara • Set up the place • Ciara asleep • TiR as mother Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  24. Wake up Song Wake up Ciara wash your face Wake up Ciara wash your face Wake up Ciara wash your face You’ll be late for school Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  25. Drama cont. • Set up the place • Ciara asleep • TiR as mother • Help Ciara to get up • Match items to pictures PEC Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  26. The bus is coming hip, hip, hurray I wonder where we’re going today The bus is coming hip, hip, hurray Where are we going today Tune of ‘Here we go round the mulberry bush’ Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  27. Bus Journey • Use play mat to decide where we are going – the beach • Narrated mime - packing swimming bag • TiR as teacher / bus driver • Define space – create the bus • Journey on the bus Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  28. Bus journey cont. • Mime activities at the beach • Ice cream • Reflection • Journey along the beach • Reflection Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  29. Other bus journeys • Where else could we go on the bus? Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  30. Visual Arts Reflecting on Drama Listening Speaking Writing Doing Questioning Reflection Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  31. Bus journey to Disco • Lessons for older pupils • Prepare for disco at home • Dress up • What will we wear ? • Hair – make up if appropriate • Improvisation in pairs – meeting and greeting • At the disco – for a birthday party • Dillema - Lost phone • TiR as manager Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  32. Moving House Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  33. Books Longhorn Flo Sensory Drama For Very Special People ISBN: 1-900231- 45 – X Peter, Melanie. Making Drama Special: planning drama for children with diverse needs.David Fulton Publishers.ISBN: 1- 85346- 316 – 7 Kempe, A. Drama Education and Special Needs. London: Stanley Thornes. ISBN: 0 – 7487 – 2273- 4 Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  34. Games Visual Arts Sensory activities Reflecting on Drama Listening Speaking Writing Doing Wake up Bus journeys Questioning Special Educational needs Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  35. To explore the Drama curriculum in the context of special education To explore activities which develop the elements of Drama Aims of this session Primary Curriculum Support Programme

  36. Lón Primary Curriculum Support Programme

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