TY - BOOK AU - Fontichiaro,Kristin TI - Active learning through drama, podcasting and puppetry SN - 9781591584025 (alk. paper) AV - LB1537 .F64 2007 U1 - 372.66 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Westport, CT PB - Libraries Unlimited KW - Creative activities and seat work KW - Instructional materials centers KW - Arts KW - Study and teaching (Elementary) KW - Creative activities KW - sears KW - Study and teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-208) and index; The benefits of learning through the arts -- Getting started : welcoming rituals and actors' warm-ups -- Telling and retelling stories through drama : narrative pantomime and circle drama -- Animating history : biography wax museum-- Ideas in action : drama machines -- "Living pictures" : tableau -- Putting it together : living newspapers -- Oral tapestries : choral readings -- Drama on the air : using podcasting to create radio plays -- Storytelling with shadow: shadow puppetry -- Advocating for arts-infused curriculum in the media center; Professional; Follett Library Resources; Professional N2 - Describes techniques for integrating drama lessons into the media center curriculum in elementary and middle schools,featuring sample lesson plans, explaining how to showcase the benefits of arts-centered learning in the media center, and including Web links and an author and illustrator index ER -