Books with author Rodger Martin

Bringing creative drama activities into the classroom reaches across all disciplines, creating opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning. Middle school students especially have lots of energy and are learning to express their individuality. They need to try out new ideas, explore, and interact. The many exercises in this book can help any teacher, even one with no acting experience, create a safe zone in their classroom where students can take risks, make mistakes and learn from them, building both confidence and cooperation, as well as speaking and listening skills. Games are organized into several categories: Body Exercises, Voice Exercises, Getting to Know Each Other, Improvisation, Public Speaking, Poetry for Performance, and Plays and Scenes. A glossary of drama terms at the back of the book helps even the most beginning teacher add drama as a powerful tool to his or her bag of tricks.

Bringing creative drama activities into the classroom reaches across all disciplines, creating opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning. Middle school students especially have lots of energy and are learning to express their individuality. They need to try out new ideas, explore, and interact. The many exercises in this book can help any teacher, even one with no acting experience, create a safe zone in their classroom where students can take risks, make mistakes and learn from them, building both confidence and cooperation, as well as speaking and listening skills. Games are organized into several categories: Body Exercises, Voice Exercises, Getting to Know Each Other, Improvisation, Public Speaking, Poetry for Performance, and Plays and Scenes. A glossary of drama terms at the back of the book helps even the most beginning teacher add drama as a powerful tool to his or her bag of tricks.

Legend tells that if the Ravens leave the Tower of London, then Britain and the Crown will fall. Jester and the Ravens live the good life, entertaining the tourists in the grounds of the Tower, blissfully unaware that they live in the shadow of an ancient, evil curse. When Jester's lust for adventure threatens the unity of the family, a traitor's treacherous plot begins to take shape. When evil strikes the Tower and disaster sweeps the land, it falls to the Ravens and their friends to save Britain and the Crown from catastrophe.

Sprocket loves his human family very much and is eager to find ways to help with work around their home. Every chore he tries to do ends with no success in helping them. Sprocket finally finds the reason he is important in the family and knows they love him as much as he loves them. He learns that being himself is his job. This delightful story is entertaining and can also be used to teach rhyming word, adjectives, character traits, and self-esteem.Elaine Martin Rodgers has loved creating ever since she was a child. Working with wood, building and decorating doll houses, sewing, painting, and gardening are just a few of the ways she has expressed her creative side. She taught elementary school for thirty-five plus years before retiring. Lessons in her classroom were laced with art to motivate and keep the interest of her students. Writing children’s books seems to combine two of her loves, creating art and creating ways to teach children. She is now working to bring to life the children’s books she has written in the past ten years. Some stories just pop in her head and other books are based on true family stories. Elaine received her BSEd and MEd in Elementary Education from the University of Georgia. She is married and has two daughters.

Sprocket loves his human family very much and is eager to find ways to help with work around their home. Every chore he tries to do ends with no success in helping them. Sprocket finally finds the reason he is important in the family and knows they love him as much as he loves them. He learns that being himself is his job. This delightful story is entertaining and can also be used to teach rhyming word, adjectives, character traits, and self-esteem.Elaine Martin Rodgers has loved creating ever since she was a child. Working with wood, building and decorating doll houses, sewing, painting, and gardening are just a few of the ways she has expressed her creative side. She taught elementary school for thirty-five plus years before retiring. Lessons in her classroom were laced with art to motivate and keep the interest of her students. Writing children’s books seems to combine two of her loves, creating art and creating ways to teach children. She is now working to bring to life the children’s books she has written in the past ten years. Some stories just pop in her head and other books are based on true family stories. Elaine received her BSEd and MEd in Elementary Education from the University of Georgia. She is married and has two daughters.