Supporting Drama and Imaginative Play in the Early Years

Lesley Hendy was a senior lecturer in Drama and Education at Homerton College, Cambridge. She had responsibility for the curriculum drama programme for primary trainees in the Early Years and she has written about Early Years drama in a variety of books and journals. She is a Senior Research Associate for Homerton College. Lucy Toon majored in drama as part of her training for a B.A. Hons with QTS at Bishop Grosseteste, Lincoln. Since leaving college, she has taught at Eastfield Infants School, St. Ives, Cambridge where she has specialised in teaching 4-5 year olds. She is the school co-ordinator for drama and has recently been appointed as a team leader.

Introduction
Part one: Understanding dramatic activity


Dramatic process 0-6 years
Understanding the 'pretend self'
Language, drama and the imagination
Drama and personal, social and emotional development
Drama and the whole child
Performance in the early years


Part two: Managing dramatic activity


Creating role play areas
Interactive story making
Using dramatic conventions
Observation, progression and assessment
Conclusion
Index.