ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1993, this book addresses the issue of the place of the expressive arts in primary schools in the years around and beyond the implementation of the National Curriculum. It comprises a set of case studies on the language arts, painting and drawing, dance, drama and music, that suggest ways forward in teaching these arts to children aged between four and eleven.

chapter

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

Six Ways of Looking at a Torch

chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

Where is the Age of Nine Gone?

chapter Chapter 3|20 pages

Off the Wall and Out of the Frame

chapter Chapter 4|15 pages

And in the Market Place

chapter Chapter 5|15 pages

And I Celebrate All Rhythms

chapter Chapter 6|16 pages

Why Don’t They Teach Us to Dance?

chapter Chapter 7|21 pages

Drama’s Magic Box

chapter Chapter 8|23 pages

Travelling Light in the Britten Room

chapter |13 pages

Notes Towards a Conclusion