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From Davina Bell and Waterstones Award-winning illustrator of The
Girls, Jenny Lovlie, comes a beautifully diverse and inclusive
picture book perfect for any aspiring dancer. There is a lot to
learn about being a ballerina. It is hard work and can seem silly
at times. If you fall over, don't panic. You don't have to be
perfect! But when you walk out on the stage, it will feel like
magic and fireworks and Christmas-tree lights in your tummy, and
you'll know that no matter what, you're a real ballerina. Also by
Davina Bell and Jenny Lovlie, I Love Tractors! : the story of one
little boy's obsession with all things tractor.
Meet Biff, an adorable little puppy who will stop at nothing to
become a ballet dancer.
Dramatherapy is increasingly being used in schools and educational
establishments as a way of supporting young people's emotional
needs. This book examines the space between drama education and
Dramatherapy exploring the questions: Does a therapist teach? When
does the role of the drama teacher border on that of therapist? How
do these two professions see and understand each other and the
roles they play? In Drama Education and Dramatherapy, Clive
Holmwood draws on his experience as a Dramatherapist and examines
the history of drama education and Dramatherapy, exploring the
social, political, therapeutic and artistic influences that have
impacted these two professions over the last century. He also
discusses how these fields are intrinsically linked and examines
the liminal qualities betwixt and between them. The book considers
two specific case studies, from the therapist's and teacher's
perspectives discussing what happens in the drama class and therapy
space including how the dramatic form is understood, explored and
expressed both educationally and therapeutically. The 'them and us'
mentality, which often exists in two different professions that
share a common origin is also explored. The book contemplates how
teachers and Dramatherapists can work collaboratively in the
future, bringing down barriers that exist between them and
beginning a working dialogue that will ultimately and holistically
support the children and young people they all work with. This book
will be of interest to those involved in using drama in an
educational or therapeutic context, including: drama teachers, arts
therapists, teachers of arts therapy and researchers within wider
arts, applied arts and educational faculties within colleges and
universities.
Written especially for those who coach adolescent actors, this
delightfully fresh workbook tells you the how, when, what and why
of theatre games for young performers. Anyone working with young
actors in schools or recreational centers will find this book
exceptionally helpful. The basics of pantomime, improvisations,
voice control, monologs and dialogs are all presented in game
formats with exercises and worksheets for easy organization.
Contents include: Introduction, Terms and Goals for Performers,
Planning Your Program, Pantomime, Voice. Improvisation and
Scene-Building, Index to Activities.
The original and very popular Grammar Wars text has been
workshopped in classrooms throughout the U.S. Now a new text to
answer questions about this unique and valuable technique for
learning language and theatre arts. In addition to over 115 new
games, the author explains productive and defensive behaviors that
students exhibit in the performance of the exercises. By
encouraging productive behavior students learn performance skills
as well as punctuation, grammar and parts of speech. An excellent
supplement text for English and theatre performance classes. Sample
chapters: Tricking the World. Performance Learning Isn't Desk
Learning, Is It Really Competitive?, Activities for Basic Skills,
New Games, Maximizing Student Involvement, Mime, Sample Lessons,
Appendices and more.
A charmingly illustrated exploration of The Nutcracker ballet, from
the story to the characters to the music, for kids aged 8 - 12 to
enjoy. The Nutcracker is one of the world's most beloved and
recognizable ballets. A holiday perennial, it is frequently the
first ballet young people experience and remember for a lifetime.
This wonderfully engaging book introduces children, ages 8 to 12,
to the story of the ballet, its history, the music and
choreography, as well as all of the characters from Clara and the
Prince to the Mouse King and the Snow Queen. Special sections
introduce children to some of the most famous dancers and companies
that have brought the performance and the magic of the ballet to
life. Including a fold-out poster that young readers can remove and
hang on their walls, A Child's Introduction to The Nutcracker is
the perfect souvenir for the millions of young people who attend a
holiday performance and have dreams of Sugarplum Fairies throughout
the year.
Get to know the steps, performances and dancers who added their
signature style to the street dance movement. From Paula Abdul to
Justin Timberlake to Jabbawockeez, Today's Street Dance: More than
Locking and Freestyle Moves will have you air-walking, tutting and
strutting your stuff.
Would you like to offer constructive, creative and exciting new
dramatic learning experiences to the children in your setting?
The importance of using drama to promote active and creative
learning in the early years is widely recognised, and this fully
updated second edition of "Drama 3-5" will guide and inspire
practitioners in all settings, allowing them to lead drama with
confidence and enthusiasm. Young children participating in well
planned drama activities learn to express themselves clearly and
develop strong social skills, more self-confidence and a greater
understanding of co-operation and team-work."
Drama 3-5" contains a wide range of accessible activities and
sample session plans, drawn from the author s many years of
extensive experience, which have all been fully and successfully
tried and tested with children from 3-5 years. The book also
explains the theory and value of all of the activities, as well as
possible extensions and the ways in which they contribute to the
learning objectives and goals of the Early Years Foundation Stage,
allowing practitioners to encourage and assess children s progress.
Key chapters include:
- Building confidence
- Encouraging social interaction
- Mime and expression
- Speech and language
- Co-operation and teamwork
- Performance skills
This book offers the tools and understanding needed for
confident dramatic play and learning, making it an ideal companion
to support every practitioner who wants to explore, develop and
enjoy drama and have fun with their children. "
Gender specific! Not just another book of scenes but a wide variety
of topics and situations fine-tuned to recreate the day-to-day
experiences of young women. This wonderfully diversified collection
of monologs, dialogs, trios and quartets deals with subjects of
self-discovery, survival in the real world, and daunting decisions
both tragic and trivial. These sixty characterizations will make
both performers and audience laugh, cry and know themselves better.
Excellent for speech contests, acting exercises or auditions.
Lengths vary from two minutes to six minutes each. A superbbook for
any drama library. Sample titles: Mom or Me. Winners, Losers, First
Date, Hurricane Force. He Promised Never Again, Bestest Dog,
Nowheresville, Cyber Romance, The Last Kiss of Summer.
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010, Keith Gray's hit
novel features a group of three friends who embark on a remarkable
journey from Cleethorpes to Scotland with a stolen urn containing
the ashes of their best friend... Now adapted for the stage by
Birmingham Rep for a production by their Youth Theatre in 2011,
Ostrich Boys is ideal for KS3 and KS4 English and will appeal
strongly to boys as well as girls. This educational edition in
Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by
national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul
Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and
publications endorsed by national organisations and supported by
teachers and consultants across Britain, each book in the series:
meets the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE (2010) features
detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to
improve literary and language analysis places pupils' understanding
of the learning process at the heart of the activities will help
pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills
at KS3 will save teachers considerable time devising their own
resources.
The Heart of Teaching is a book about teaching and learning in the
performing arts. Its focus is on the inner dynamics of teaching:
the processes by which teachers can promote-or undermine-creativity
itself. It covers the many issues that teachers, directors and
choreographers experience, from the frustrations of dealing with
silent students and helping young artists 'unlearn' their
inhibitions, to problems of resistance, judgment and race in the
classroom,. Wangh raises questions about what can-and what
cannot-be taught, and opens a discussion about the social,
psychological and spiritual values that underlie the skills and
techniques that teachers impart. Subjects addressed include:
Question asking: which kinds of questions encourage creativity and
which can subvert the learning process. Feedback: how it can foster
both dependence and independence in students. Grading: its meaning
and meaninglessness. Power relationships, transference and
counter-transference The pivotal role of listening. The Heart of
Teaching speaks to experienced teachers and beginning teachers in
all disciplines, but is particularly relevant to those in the
performing arts, from which most of its examples are drawn. It
brings essential insight and honesty to the discussion of how to
teach.
A young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant
picture book celebrating the beauty of dance, and the wonder of
Black Boy Joy-perfect for fans of Firebird and Crown! Langston
likes basketball okay, but what he loves is to dance-ever since he
saw the Alvin Ailey Dance Company perform. He longs to twirl into a
pirouette, whirl into a pique. He wants to arabesque and attitude,
grand battement and grand jete. When he walks, the whole street is
his stage. With his neighborhood cheering him on, will Langston
achieve his dream?
Joe Penhall's screenplay for the film of Cormac McCarthy's
post-apocalyptic novel provides a gripping and unforgettable text
for use in English at Key Stage 4. The novel won the 2007 Pulitzer
Prize for Fiction and the the film starring Viggo Mortensen and
Charlize Theron won praise for its faithful rendering of the
novel's dystopian vision. This educational edition in Methuen
Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama
in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building
on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by
national organisations and supported by teachers and consultants
across Britain, each book in the series: meets the new requirements
at KS3 and GCSE (2010) features detailed, structured schemes of
work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language
analysis places pupils' understanding of the learning process at
the heart of the activities will help pupils to boost English GCSE
success and develop high-level skills at KS3 will save teachers
considerable time devising their own resources. The Road is set a
few years after an unexplained cataclysmic world disaster has left
the earth barren and hostile. It follows a father and son as they
struggle to survive in a landscape where men either starve or join
the marauding gangs of cannibals. Readers are advised that there
are some scenes of a disturbing nature.
Designed for busy teachers, Drama Lessons: Ages 4-7 provides tried
and tested lesson plans which will help you to make your drama
lessons fun learning experiences. Drama Lessons: Ages 4-7 emerges
from the continuing positive responses to Drama Lessons for Five to
Eleven Year Olds (2001) and the three book series, Role Play in The
Early Years (2004). In this book you will find a carefully chosen
selection of the best lessons taken from these four texts, plus
some exciting new material - a combination of brand new and classic
lessons. This new collection introduces Literacy Alerts which
identify how the drama activities develop aspects of literacy and
suggest additional literacy activities. For each lesson plan,
essential resources and timing information are provided. The
lessons cover a range of themes and curriculum areas. Specialists
and non-specialists, nursery nurses, teaching assistants and
playgroup leaders will find the book easy to use and it will give
all trainee teachers a flying start in their school placements.
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Who Was Alex Trebek?
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Clue: A former journalist who became the beloved host of America's
favorite game show and quiz competition. Answer: Who Was Alex
Trebek?, the latest title in the #1 New York Times Best-Selling
series. Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1940, Alex Trebek grew up
listening to the radio and hoping to one day become a broadcaster.
His dream became a reality when he was hired as a reporter for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1961. Alex's composed nature
and ability to skillfully improvise while on television eventually
led to his role as the host of Jeopardy!, the biggest quiz game
show in the United States. Alex not only earned numerous awards
over the course of his thirty-six-year-long hosting career, but he
also earned the admiration of the contestants on the show and
dedicated viewers watching at home.
The second volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking HIS DARK
MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO
series. "What is he? A friend, or an enemy?" "He is a murderer."
Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take
him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted
city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own,
and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the
worlds... this hardback edition has a stunning cover by celebrated
artist, Chris Wormell.
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