Using `Creative Classroom a guide for Using Creative Drama in the Classroom, PreK-6

Take for example , Danella Dimmick in West Frankfort , Illinois . Dimmick has been teaching fifth grade for more than 35 years and using creative drama in her classroom virtually the entire time (Gunnin , 2007 . Dimmick has a time machine in her classroom , a wooden box rigged with some lights and doors at both ends . Students can walk in one end of the box and come as George Washington , Abraham Lincoln or one of the dozens of literary characters they encounter in her classroom (Gunnin ,2007 . It works because children are inspired to think

differently and it inspires their creative side

In addition , a little creative role-play can be just the incentive to get students to study a little harder and think a little more about the things they are studying . After all , reading the Gettysburg Address is not nearly the same as giving the Gettysburg Address . Students are likely to understand the political process a little better if they have to answer questions at a press conference or make campaign posters . The underlying economic and state 's rights concerns of the Civil War become more evident if students are given the chance to take place in 'historical ' debates of the right to secede

The bottom line is that creative drama in the classroom can help students understand almost anything better . A science class that shows children the difficulty in capturing wild horses or a history class starring your next door neighbor as Betsy Ross , can make the subjects more vibrant and engaging for children who might not learn as well from the standard listen and repeat learning model . Adding creative drama to the classroom stimulates all the sections of the brain and adds another dimension to the learning process . In the end , children can be given the same information in an...