Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Tools for the Options Role Play
The Options Role Play is a unique activity at the heart of the Choices Program's curriculum units. Learn about role play and the resources and tools for use with this activity.
Other
Victoria State Government: Sociodramatic Play (Interacting With Others)
Sociodramatic play is where children act out imaginary situations and stories, become different characters, and pretend they are in different locations and times. Sociodramatic play is the most advanced form of play, and constantly...
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: Talking Cards Game
This conversation activity uses 1-2 decks of playing cards to prompt discussion: each card represents a specific question. The site provides instructions and a suggested list of questions to match each card.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Model United Nations Headquarters
This activity serves as a great example of interactive educational role-playing. Model United Nations (UN) is an authentic simulation of the U.N. General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. Students prepare to serve as delegates from...
Brown University
Brown University: Role Play
Learn how members of the class take the part or perspective of historical figures, authors, or other characters and must interact from their perspective.This resource includes a step by step guide to classroom role-playing.
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Pocket of Preschool: How to Set Up the Dramatic Play Center
The dramatic play center is a place students can go to pretend, imagine, and be creative. Students can pretend to be anyone and do anything! This is powerful for our little learners. It is a place that promotes high-level thinking,...
Starfall
Starfall: Introduction
This is an introduction to three little plays. It discusses that it requires students to play pretend in plays.
Starfall
Starfall: Guess, Guess
This interactive is a little ebook play with dialogue between Boy and Girl. Click on Words to complete an activity.
Starfall
Starfall: Dog and Cat
This interactive is a little ebook play with dialogue between Dog and Cat. Click on Words to complete an activity.
Starfall
Starfall: Cookies
This interactive is a little ebook play with dialogue among Mother, Girl, and Boy. Click on Words to complete an activity.
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Educational Methods: Tactile Learning
Tactile learners learn most effectively by being able to manipulate and physically touch objects. This article explores three different tactile activities that have been found to be useful in teaching different age groups of tactile...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Ecosystems in Action [Pdf]
In this lesson, 4th graders explore animals and plants that inhabit ecosystems by using movement to deepen the retention of vocabulary. After reviewing the ecosystem players, students will play a call and response game by responding with...
Other
Problem Solving/negotiation
This site is an advertisement, but it has some good information regarding the negotiation process, e.g., seven steps that are common to all negotiations.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Tv Repair Person
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...