Beginning drama with very young children can be a daunting prospect, but the benefits for children performing to an audience are endless. Developing speaking and listening skills, boosting self-confidence and self-esteem, developing language skills and using expressive arts are all specified as both prime and specific areas of learning in the EYFS 2012. Early Years performances need to be approached in the correct way and include lots of repetitive movements, actions, rhymes, songs and music. They need to be highly interactive, incredibly simple and above all fun for all concerned!
This Little Book is a toolbox of techniques and ideas, which can be used within any Early Years drama activity including mime, facial expression and gesture, clapping and rhythms, statues and tableaux, creation and use of props and dressing up.
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Cler Lewis is a Drama practitioner and storyteller with many years of experience working in early years, both in the UK and abroad. She has worked closely with Polka Theatre, The National Theatre Discover Programme, The National Maritime Museum and many nurseries and children's centres teaching, developing performances, workshops and stories for young childr
More about Cler LewisCler Lewis is a Drama practitioner and storyteller with many years of experience working in early years, both in the UK and abroad. She has worked closely with Polka Theatre, The National Theatre Discover Programme, The National Maritime Museum and many nurseries and children's centres teaching, developing performances, workshops and stories for young childr
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