![]() THREE LESSONS ABOUT ENERGY: Three lessons designed around a third-grade science unit on energy and the three states of matter.EMOTION WALK:A big lesson about movement, body language, and the ability to consciously control our movements and the impressions we make with them.GUIDED IMAGERY:Sensory awareness, imagination, story-making and concentration all are enhanced by this meditation-like activity.PUPPETS IN THE DRAMA CLASSROOM: A collection of puppet-making and puppetry projects.MIRROR MIRROR:A collection of mirroring exercises.SCULPTURE GALLERY:A game of posing and creating, which allows students to see the creative process from the inside and the outside.BEN FRANKLIN'S INVENTIONS:A physical creativity game.AROUND THE WORLD IN THIRTY MINUTES:An imaginary journey that teaches geography and cultures.RHYME CHARADES: A game of rhymes and pantomime.Teaches analyticalthinking skills and body awareness. ![]() SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON: A pantomime project based on the famous story.THANKSGIVING FEAST:A narrative pantomime about using our senses and the First Thanksgiving.COMING TOGETHER:A narrative pantomime about space and visualizing space, and about community and friendships.SEASONS AND WEATHER:An activity that teaches younger children about seasons and weather or that can be used with older students as an improvisation game.(Nothing to do with the Disneyfilm.) For Elementary students. THE LION KING'S COURT:A role-playing game about friendship and animals.NO, YOU CAN'T TAKE ME!:A fun game that requires critical thinking skills.RAINFOREST LESSONS:A small collection of lessons and lesson variations about the rainforest.PAINTING THE MUSIC:A narrative pantomime about emotion and drama in music and paint.PAINTING THE BOX:A narrative pantomime about personal space and visualizing colors.A TREE GROWS:A narrative pantomime about an apple tree growing from a seed.NURSERY RHYME CHARADES:A pantomimeguessing game about nursery rhymes.Listed first here because the ideas vary widely as to appropriate age level. DRAMA FROM PICTURE BOOKS:A collection of ideas for using a picture book to start a Drama activity.Every teacher will have her or his individual slant on these activities. These lessons are presented with fairly specific instructions, for the most part, but should not be understood as carved-in-stone methods. Lesson Plans Sorted by Age Level Most of these lesson plans work with a large age range (with appropriate adjustments in level of sophistication), but I've listed them here in approximate order, from youngest to oldest. To help you find just what you need, I've sorted these lessons in a few different ways: By AGE LEVEL I'm hoping eventually to have a large library of proven lesson plans here. Have a great lesson plan you'd like to share? Send it to me! I'll try it out and post it here. RL.11-12.3 - Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).Creative Drama Lesson Plans GET YOUR OWN DOMAIN NAME-JUST LIKE ME!Ĭlassroom Lesson Plans Here are links to some lesson plans I've developed for use in my Creative Drama Classroom (and a few games and lessons from others as well). All of these lessons have been tested and proven successful in the classroom. ![]() RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. RL.8.3 - Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. ![]() RL.7.3 - Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). RL.6.3 - Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. RL.5.3 - Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). RL.4.3 - Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions). RL.3.3 - Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. RL.2.3 - Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. RL.1.3 - Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. RL.K.3 - With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. ![]()
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