Classroom theatre and the fairy tale Snow White

The master's thesis covers the case of action research in the field of classroom theatre and the fairy tale Snow White. The pattern was purposeful and non-random. It included 25 1st grade students. Two more female students participated in sociometric measurements. Emphasis was placed on listening to a fairy tale reading, visual text, verbal and non-verbal communication, and theatre characteristics. In connection with youth drama, theatre provides for the psychological, social and physical development of students, which cannot be achieved with the bare teaching of the subject matter. Through play, reading and listening, I introduced students to the world of fairy tales, imagination and the development of creativity. In the theoretical part of the master's thesis I presented the theoretical starting points and facts about the Snow White fairy tale, about the life of the Grimm brothers and their works. I explained the terms fairy tale, folk fairy tale, listening, drama, communication, theatre, scene, costume and staging. In the empirical part, as the first and the last activity, I conducted a research with a sociometer, which I used to establish relationships with each other. I conducted an action survey with observation, journaling, photography and filming. I introduced the students to the Snow White fairy tale recorders, their works, the contents of the Snow White fairy tale and the characteristics of the theatre. I found that in the process, their knowledge of the Grimm Brothers and their works improved, they understood, better what needed to be done and learned that they could perform the final staging. Through observation, I have noticed progress in their verbal and non-verbal communication, in their relationships and with me. I have found that my fear of performing, speaking and developing vocabulary has improved