ChildCare Education Institute

Theater Arts in Early Childhood Education

(33 customer reviews)

This intermediate-level course explores ways to incorporate theater arts into the early childhood curriculum to promote development of social-emotional, cognitive, early literacy/language skills. Course content is relevant to teachers of all age groups, though many of the activities will be appropriate for pre-K and up. Participants will learn about the connection between early dramatic play and structured, teacher-planned activities that build cultural knowledge and skills related to critical thinking, creativity, and emotional expression. This course provides numerous ideas for activities and teaching strategies teachers can start using right away, plus resources and guidance to assist in creating staged theatrical performances.

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Georgia, Kentucky, Nevada, New York

33 reviews for Theater Arts in Early Childhood Education

  1. Kini LAS VEGAS, NV –

    Great course, great topic

  2. Jawanah BALTIMORE, MD –

    awesome course

  3. Elissette ALEXANDRIA, VA –

    this course was very heipful

  4. Clarissa GLEN BURNIE, MD –

    Thank you ,course is very helpful.

  5. Morgan LOUISVILLE, KY –

    Over all the class were great and very informative

  6. mark BRANFORD, CT –

    I am so looking forward to altering the dramatic play area in my classroom now that I have taken this course!

  7. My Chau ANNANDALE, VA –

    this course is very helpful for me as a teacher

  8. Tracey PLANO, TX –

    this was a very good and informative course!

  9. Mary HENDERSON, KY –

    I very much enjoyed this training!

  10. Denise PASADENA, MD –

    I enjoyed this course!

  11. Kirk LOUISVILLE, KY –

    very well done

  12. Frances SAVANNAH, GA –

    everything is great information is easy to understand

  13. Martina LAUREL, MD –

    great course

  14. Deborah VENICE, AL –

    Really enjoyed this one

  15. Donna BELCAMP, MD –

    Wonderful ideas to incorporate in a preschool class

  16. Carmon PONTIAC, AL –

    I like the classes they are excellent in explaining the lessons.

  17. Laura PELHAM, NY –

    It was great

  18. Samantha WINTER HAVEN, FL –

    I would put all of the terms about theatre in the start of the course and then go into the rest of the topics. If a teacher has never done theatre it might be easier for them to grasp the idea if you start with the vocab for theatre first.

  19. Marcia INDIANAPOLIS, IN –

    I find this course very educational. I would recommend it.

  20. Vonda STONE MOUNTAIN, GA –

    Great course

  21. Pat MCDONOUGH, GA –

    I truly enjoyed studying this course!

  22. Brandie LEXINGTON, KY –

    really well thought out

  23. Erin ATLANTA, GA –

    it was good

  24. Latchmin MT KISCO, NY –

    GREAT TOPICS

  25. Ramrattie EAST HARTFORD, CT –

    was a wonderful experience

  26. Benigna YONKERS, NY –

    Thank you for this educative experience!

  27. Eligh BOSTON, MA –

    Thank you for this opportunity!

  28. Margaret SHARON, SC –

    Great

  29. Tavia LAS VEGAS, NV –

    very enjoyable course

  30. Fereshteh CUMMING, GA –

    I really did enjoy the course.

  31. Kenyatui MERIDEN, CT –

    Really enjoyed this course.

  32. Stacy ROCKMART, GA –

    I am excited to incorporate some of these ideas into my classroom!

  33. Jo SAN ANTONIO, TX –

    I am really enjoying your courses. Some of them take longer than I think they should, but then I tend to take detailed notes.

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