This article focuses on a specific kind of play: dramatic play, or, as it's sometimes called, pretend play, imitative play, and symbolic play. Read why this type of play is important and examples of how to incorporate it into your...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the movie Caesar Must Die, a re-enactment of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar in a high-security Italian prison. Discussion questions for pre and post viewing and a writing...

A teaching guide for 1 Henry IV by Shakespeare. Includes plot synopsis, analysis of the main themes in the play, historical context, activities, and discussion questions, as well as a fifteen-minute condensed version of the play for...

Playing with songs and books helps prepare children for future learning and teach them beginning pre-reading skills. Re-enacting we're going on a bear hunt is a fun activity we can do with our kids to help promote this learning through...

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials. This fascinating site analyses the themes and characters in play.

This lesson plan looks at the issue of slavery and the role it played in the American Revolution and the founding of the new Republic. Includes background information for the teacher. Students participate in performing a reader's theater...