- Definition
A shared drama experience is when kids work together to act out a story or situation, using pretend play to understand different viewpoints and learn more about a topic.
A class pretends to be animals in a forest deciding how to share food, with each child playing a different animal.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A shared drama experience is like playing 'house' together, where everyone takes on a role to explore a situation.
Ask your child: If we pretend to be the characters in this story, who would you be?
Common mix-up: Kids may think drama is only about putting on a play for an audience. A shared drama experience is about exploring an idea together as a group, not performing.
Examples
- Students act out a scene from a book they read, with each person playing a different character.
- The class pretends to be a family getting ready for a trip, with each person having a different job.
shared drama experience is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
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