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- Volume 23
- Issue 2
- Publication Date: March/April 2000
Creative Dramatics: The Perfect Tools for Gifted Students
Andrew P. Johnson
Creative dramatics are effective learning tools to use with highly creative and intellectually gifted students. They are an active learning experience that are fun, open-ended, and use high-level thinking to synthesize story lines and create dialogue. This article provides specific instructions for using creative dramatics in the classroom.
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