Week 2: Drama and Science

Digestive System

Warm up: Vocal warm up and humming, physical stretches and shapes.


This warm up led into our first strategy called "Machine"
Machine is one sound, one action, connected to another moving part. This warm up set us up to use our vocals in machine and become aware of the different movements of our body. We passed invisible objects to each other and used creative movement to help us be prepared to respond to one another in Machine.


This strategy is effective because it allows students to improvise role play through movement in response to others involved in the Machine. It prepares students to know their role, watch for their cue of movement, and together the class constructs a drama by building upon one another.

Digestive System

Curriculum Connections:

Grade 5 Human Organ Systems: 

3.1 identify major systems in the human body (e.g., musculoskeletal system, digestive system, nervous system, circulatory system) and describe their roles and interrelationships

3.2 describe the basic structure and function of major organs in the respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems 

Drama: ›B1.1 engage actively in drama exploration and role play, with a focus on examining issues and themes in fiction and non-fiction sources from diverse communities, times, and places 

Reflection:

This strategy is important to me because it connects to Dwyer's Learner's Theory. In this theory he says that information is absorbed, processed and retained 80% better when you do or experience it. In my teaching practice, I focus on a use of multimodal experiences to enhance learning. Incorporating experiential learning through simulation or role play is an effective way to engage learner's and enhance curriculum.