ABSTRACT
This
research work examines theatre as a tool for communicating hand washing
among primary school pupils in an attempt to assessing the importance
of Theatre to children and how it serves as a platform for learning and
not just for entertainment. Further it goes to show also that (Theatre)
serves as a place for connection of attitude and behaviours, this attest
to the fact that it teaches good morals to children both in comic and
serious issues. Different theatre activities were used ranging from
games and exercises, songs and dances, story-telling, role play and hand
washing exercises. The pupils were the stakeholders in the practical
field work, with the researcher as the facilitator using all these
activities as tools of analysis and the research methodology