Differentiated instruction is a really important concept in today's classrooms, and that's because it allows teachers to reach all different types of students. Creative dramaturgy opens a door for differentiated instruction. Creative drama includes, but is not limited to, the following: plays, story acting, imaginative journeys, a wide variety of games, and musical and movement activities. There is a great deal of learning opportunity when incorporating creative drama into the classroom. Using differentiation in lesson planning to take advantage of these possibilities will help teachers achieve the variety of multiple intelligences present in their classrooms. In 1983, Howard Gardner developed the theory of multiple intelligences. According to Gardner, intelligence is: the ability to solve problems encountered in real life; the ability to generate new problems to solve; and the ability to create something or offer a service that is enhanced with one's culture (Hine). Initially, he invented seven different intelligences developed by children, and they are linguistic-verbal, logical/mathematical, musical, visual/spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, interpersonal and intrapersonal. Today, education focuses mainly on reading and writing, verbal/linguistic and logical/mathematical intelligence. While both are undoubtedly important to the curriculum, they should not be considered more important than the other intelligences. Gardner's theory says that everyone is intelligent in every intelligence; the difference from one individual to another is in which intelligence(s) is stronger and which intelligence(s) may be more developed. Gardner believes that by teaching all intelligences, students receive instruction... in the middle of a sheet of paper. Using creative drama in classrooms offers myriad activity options for teachers so they can reach all multiple intelligences. In this way, each student is given the opportunity to learn through the intelligences that best suit him/her and can also develop skills in other areas in which he/she may not excel. Works Cited Hine, Connie. "Development of multiple intelligences in young students." NEWS on early childhood. Excelligence Learning Corporation, 2008. Web. April 11, 2014. “Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences.” Public broadcasting service. Public Broadcasting Service, 2014. Web. April 11, 2014. Hulse, Erin. “Creative Drama and Differentiated Instruction.” Albuquerque Public Schools. Albuquerque Public Schools, 2014. Web. April 10, 2014. “Why Use Drama Games or Drama Games?” Drama education network. Drama Education Network, 2013. Web. 19 April. 2014.