What we did this week
DRAMA CAMP
PLAYED and PICNIC'd @ THE PARK
PLAYED and PICNIC'd @ THE PARK
HAD FRIENDS OVER
WENT TO FRIENDS HOUSES
WEEDED the GARDEN
WEEDED the GARDEN
VAGUELY did DISHES and LAUNDRY
WATCHED PLAY PERFORMANCES
GOT TIRED OUT
What's to love about DRAMA? Just about everything.
I've written about it before but I'll go over it in case you missed it.
Drama teaches memorization skills
Drama teaches performance skills, such as managing stage fright, projection, articulation, how to hold your body, what to do with your hands. It's perfect fodder for the Rhetoric stage.
Drama gives kids a chance to be flamboyant in a positive, socially acceptable way.
Drama allows your kids to play dress-up, way past the acceptable cut-off date/age.
Drama exposes your kids to good literature.
Drama gives your kids a hands on way of understanding various forms of creative writing (scripts are much different than short stories, which are much different than poetry which is much different than a novel).
Drama allows your kids to bring literature and history alive.
Drama engages your kids in good, clean fun (of course, there are trashy plays out there. Avoid those ; )
Drama gives your kinetic learners something to really sink their teeth in to.
Drama teaches your kids to take direction and do what they are told.
Drama teaches your kids to share the limelight, the lines, the stage.
Drama teaches cooperation by working with the rest of the cast and crew.
Drama teaches cooperation by working with the rest of the cast and crew.
Drama is a perfect homeschool endeavor and a great way to hone rhetoric skills.
Next week will seem quiet and boring compared to this week.
We'll be back to grammar, cursive, typing and house projects. But, Feeche has Shakespeare Camp in 2 weeks and he can't wait. (he is sharing the part of Macbeth- booyah, baby!). Besides I've got laundry to fold, a garden to weed and some sleep to catch up on!
What did you do this week?
What did you do this week?
3 comments:
I totally agree with all that you said about drama. It can also lead to a theater arts major, internship in costume construction with a local opera company and a job at DisneyWorld (all done by my 21yodd who was homeschooled from K to high school grad.)
Tell your kids "break a leg".
What fun! My 12yo would love drama camp. Alas we have no such animal here.
Great Post! And... you kids were all great actors!! Strong Man was hilarious last night and I made a comment to C. that he will make a great Macbeth!
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