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Add a Little Drama to Your Life© Beverley Paine, 2004 Children naturally play pretend games based on their favourite television shows or movies. We see it all the time. If they have a favourite author who writes a series of books that engage their attention they will probably role play characters from the stories, either acting out the story or developing their own plots. As a child I loved doing this. There is no reason we need to leave this fun behind us - some people don't - they become actors and directors and continue to enjoy this foray in the world of creativity and fantasy. There is no reason we need to stop playing either. Develop your shared reading experiences into mini-plays. Dramatisation remains one of the bet ways to involve children in the reading process and to motivate them to read on their own. You can do this in a playful way, like I often did with my children, or incorporate it into your homeschooling curriculum in a more structured manner. Choose a simple scene with a clear beginning and ending. Let everyone choose the role they wish, and then brainstorm to recall what happens first, second and third in the story or scene. Act it out, with movement and dialogue. Use simple props and make impromptu costumes, or for an elaborate performance with an audience you can make costumes, props and sets. To help the children get into the characters and action, ask them what they think the characters feel in this situation. How would they feel if the action was happening to them? What made the characters behave in this way? What might happen next? The best theatre looks and feels real. All too often as children grow literature becomes focused on reading and writing, dissecting the meaning and purpose of the text and understanding the intent of author. Let reading remain fun, keep the fantasy alive by reading aloud and role playing!
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home.
In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and was a committee member for three years during which time she edited and produced the HEA Newsletter, Stepping Stones for Home Educators magazine, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications.
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