Art
Today was really insightful into the delivery of an arts lesson. Although we had become aware of the importance of adapting lessons to allow creativity to flow and not to put up barriers to nurturing their skills we had not really touched on the execution of this. Having a guest speaker from the council gave an insight into how to put it into practice in the classroom. Being shown methods of how to introduce learners to new materials and techniques at different ages and stages allowed me to see how the arts can be integrated into the curriculum in a number of different ways.
The workshop was a wonderful way to demonstrate how a number of different techniques and skills can be incorporated to make a diverse final piece. Putting all the smaller pieces together perfectly showed how to introduce a number of techniques (line drawing, motor skills, water colour, material manipulation, collage) shows how the learners can practice without the inputs dragging on too long and the children getting bored. Providing the children with inspiration from a variety of colours, home life ensures that every piece is unique and cannot be directly compared to each others’. It is an activity that would definitely keep children engaged as they are not being told how their work should be done, how it should look or where it should be done which makes it far more enjoyable for the child (Mason, 2004).
Drama
Today’s session focused on the methods that can be used to teach and incorporate drama into lessons.
A lot of these methods were really new to me as I have not had much drama experience before. I really liked thought tracking with still image as it allows the whole class to get involved and provides opportunity to put themselves in the character’s position which can enhance and energize descriptive writing (Education not Limited, 2013). Through acting out and exploring scenes I think that children will be able to express a range of emotions and feelings that they may not have the chance to in every day life which will help them understand themselves and the world around them.
