The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom
Subtitle: Using Improvisation to Teach Skills and Boost Learning in the Content Areas (Grades K-8)
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: May 9, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780787996505
Subjects: Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General; Education; Education / Teaching; Active learning; Creative teaching; Experimental Methods
Description: Based on the educational programming offered by The Second City Training Centers in Chicago and Toronto, this book offers educators in all content areas a wide variety of lessons and strategies that connect improvisational exercises to teaching through practical examples of kinesthetic and authentic learning activities. The exercises apply mainly to language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, and use improv to teach content, build classroom community, and develop cooperative learning skills.