I learned that drama can help the class become more unified. After the first day of learning about drama, I was talking to Mallory on the way out, and she had tears streaming down her face because she was laughing so hard. I loved how lively and happy some of the activities made us all become. I also learned that drama can be used for multiple purposes like a weekly or even daily class stress reliever, a lively fun activity, something to do while waiting, etc. I will not be using these drama activities as a reward or take it away as a punishment, but the drama activities will be something that I use to create greater class synergy.
I really liked "Martha's Game" that Charis and I found on the internet. I will most likely use that in my classroom a lot. Also, I really like the tableau/wax museum. I think that's an interesting way to do a form of research reports in Social Studies, and I will definitely write that in my book of "Awesome Ideas from UVU". We, as students, are often encouraged to open lessons with thought questions, but I think that can be a hard way to get a lecture going without some bonding and interacting done first. I think that some of the drama activities we learned will be helpful with getting the children moving and serve as an icebreaker to get the discussions started. I like that the drama activity doesn't always have to match with the subject being taught that day, and I will most likely use the "7 game" and the "who's got the motion" game to keep the classroom alive and awake throughout the day.
I can see how my class will be benefited by preparing my daily lessons with drama warm-ups, on-hand drama activities--just in case the lesson isn't working like I had planned, and drama activities that work with a subject being studied in class.
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