Jumpstart! Dramacontains more than forty engaging, practical, easy-to-do and highly motivating drama activities which will appeal to busy primary teachers who wish to enliven their practice and make more use of drama in line throughout their teaching. Suitable for use across a variety of subjects and for a wide range of learning styles, the book introduces teaching practitioners to a range of drama conventions and demonstrates how to use them in the primary classroom. Organised in five clear parts, this new edition ofJumpstart! Dramacovers the following topics:The relationship and link between drama and literacyAnalysing both fiction and non-fiction texts through drama conventionsExploring poetry through drama conventionsDeveloping role play and learning through imaginary worldsWith all activities connected to well-known texts, this fully updated second edition now reflects picturebooks and novels published in the last five years, and is ideal for busy primary teachers who wish to encourage their pupils in drama using texts in a dramatic and motivating way. | Jumpstart Drama by Teresa Cremin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters