Teaching Primary Drama

Brian Woolland has worked as a teacher, an advisory teacher for drama, and as a lecturer in drama and theatre at the University of Reading, where he led B.Ed and PGCE courses in drama. He now works freelance as a writer, educator and theatre director. He has led numerous workshops with children and teachers on Educational Drama and Theatre over many years – in England, Ireland, Austria, Greece, Hungary and Australia.

• Introduction: ‘I don’t know what it is, but it’s tickly’Part 1 Drama in practiceChapter 1 Starting pointsChapter 2 Working methodsChapter 3 Organisation and developmentChapter 4 Drama with children in the early yearsPart 2 Drama in an integrated curriculumChapter 5 Drama in an integrated curriculumPart 3 Planning and assessmentChapter 6 Planning and assessmentPart 4 Extended examplesChapter 7 Cinderella: Reception classess and Years 1-2Chapter 8 The Tunnel: Years 2-3Chapter 9 Children’s Games: Years 3-4Chapter 10 Keeper of the Keys: Years 3-6Chapter 11 Whale Island: Years 4-6Chapter 12 The Deserter: Yeahs 4-6Chapter 13 The Coming of the Railway: Years 5-6Part 5 ResourcesChapter 14 Resources