40+ 'Drama' Strategies to Deepen Classroom Learning: A Toolbox for All Teachers

‘Drama’ strategies are great teaching tools that can easily become part of every teacher’s toolbox. 40+ ‘Drama’ Strategies to Deepen Whole Class Learning is a practical handbook for teachers of any subject. It can help teachers to confidently incorporate ‘drama’ strategies within their lessons. This book provides step-by-step instructions on setting up and effectively using strategies to make lessons more interactive, inclusive, engaging, enjoyable, and memorable, whilst acknowledging the benefits of each and demonstrating how they may be applied within different subjects.

Divided into two distinct parts, this essential guide unpacks topics including the following.

• An introduction to using ‘drama’ strategies to support teaching and learning.
• Using the strategies within the classroom as ‘thought and talk’ frames.
• Supporting and improving writing through application of the strategies.
• Creating, exploring, and embodying images through the strategies.
• A guide to each of the 40+ strategies.

Applicable to both primary and secondary teaching, across all subjects in the curriculum, this book is an essential resource for any teacher looking to engage their pupils through incorporating ‘drama’ teaching and learning strategies within their lessons.

Patrice Baldwin is an internationally acclaimed ‘Drama for Learning’ specialist. She is Chair of the Council for Subject Associations (UK) and a Higher Level Action Learning facilitator. She has worked as a headteacher, School Improvement and Arts Adviser, school inspector, national curriculum consultant, Chair of National Drama (UK) and President of the International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (2010-13), and as a BBC Education consultant and scriptwriter.