Playwriting Fun

"How often have you improvised a wonderful scene only to say later that you wish you could have recorded it so as not to lose the magic?  Playwriting is a creative way to capture that magic - once it is on paper it is preserved forever.  The playwright writes scenes (developed into plays) which then are read and performed by any individual or group over time.  Through playwriting, youth can insure that their Imagination in Action carries on though their scripts." -4-H Theatre Arts Curriculum

This week we made up some of our own scenes and had the opportunity to write out our own scripts when we were finished.  We did not have a lot of time to write so you could incorporate playwriting in your homeschool.  Acting out scenes of things that happened in history is a great way to help children to remember what it is that they are learning.  You could also allow them to make up their own scenes.  If they do any of activities at home this week, I would love it if they would share them with us next Thursday.