Table 2: Teacher structured Opportunities for developing preschool drama / role play:

Activity Name / Activity Type: Aspect of drama being Resources:

Voices e.g. short circle time
activities / games; role
playing characters from a
favourite story with
varying degrees of
direction from the teacher;
using puppets and/or
storyboards
addressed (adapted from IB
PYP)
e.g. Creative exploration and Expression;
Technical incorporation (use of props);
Performance; Personal and social development;
Refl ection, evaluation and Appreciation;
(Drama in society)

References: Using Puppets Creative Exploration and 3 diff erent Stick Puppets
while reading Expression: Creating and using a
Teaching Terrific Fours, diff erent voice for the puppet. The very hungry caterpillar story
Annal Jones, Carol story
Crownover, Elizabeth
Jones. Humanism
Learning, 2006. ISBN 0- Technical Incorporation: Using a
89334-419-2 p. 92 puppet as a prop.

Performance: teacher acting out the

role of the story by using puppet for
the children

Personal and Social development:

quiet and focus on story.

Organisation: e.g. Whole Class / Groups / Duration of Activity:

Pairs / Dramatic Play / Circle Time Area / Hall /
Outside

Whole Class in the Circle Time Area Approximately 15-20 minutes.

What the teacher does: What the children do:

The teacher shows the children stick puppet Student answers the teacher that she shows them the sticks puppet.
and ask them what this.

The teacher read the story act sometime by The children focus and listen to the teacher when she reading story and use sticks puppet.
using diff erent voice and sticks puppet.
The teacher asks them some questions that Some children will answer her and remember something from story.
relate to story when she finish the reading of
it.

The teachers puppet tells the children about Each child ask the student how
caterpillar life cycle.

The teacher puppet asks the children how The children answer her by remembering when she read the story.
money kind of fruit it eat.

At the end the teacher explain more and The children answer her questions.
review with them of caterpillar life cycle and
ask them some questions to know are they
understand.

The teacher explain for them to place the The children acceptable of it.
story and sticks puppet in role drama so you
should use it when you go to play in centres.

Extension Ideas: The teacher could provide the topics of conversation. she could discuss real life how they grow the child.