Elementary Theatre

Theatre Skill: Physicality CSD K-5 Theatre CSD teachers must log in to Drama Works! and Drama Notebook to access those resources. Example Warm-ups and Games Drama Works: Follow the Leader (K-3rd) - Energize and warm up the body by creating and imitating expressive movements. Drama Works: Musical Moods (K-3rd) - Use different selections and styles of music to inspire movement, characterization, and story ideas. Music and Dance Integration Drama Works: Freeze Dance - (K-3rd) - Demonstrate creative expression and control of the body by dancing and freezing on cue. Drama Works: Space Bubbles (K-5th) - Heighten spatial awareness and focus by learning how to find and keep a space bubble. Drama Works: Silent Shapes (K-5th) - Work together to become the shape of different objects silently. Drama Works: Movin’ Machine (K-5th) - Explore movement qualities and concepts by physically expressing the meaning of words. ELA Integration Drama Works: Animal Tag (K-5th) - Energize & warm-up mind, voice, & body by playing tag as animals. Drama Works: Forces of Nature (K-5th) - Explore natural phenomena by dramatizing the weather, elements of nature, and natural disasters. Science Integration. Drama Notebook: Greetings Game (K-5th) - Students experiment with movement and character in a non-threatening way. Drama Notebook: Movement Games (K-5th) - Over 100 ways for students to become comfortable in their bodies on stage and learn stage movement techniques.

Example Activities, Lessons, and Projects Resource Grades

Learning Intention and Success Criteria

Drama Notebook: Slide Show ELA Integration

K-5th

I am learning to create a tableau, or stage picture, to tell a story with a frozen image. I’ll know I’ve got it when I can work with a group to create tableaus that tell a story. I am learning to share details from a text and how to use my body to communicate an idea. I’ll know I have it when I can follow directions to show how a plant grows using my body. I am learning to create a tableau, or stage picture, to describe a setting physically. I’ll know I have it when I can make a tableaus that show the things found at a pond. I am learning to express the meaning of words and emotions with my body. I’ll know I have it when I express the idea of a poem through my body movements. I am learning to use the shape of my body to tell a story. I’ll know I have it when I use body sculptures to perform a short scene.

CSD Wonders Integration: How Plants Grow ELA Integration CSD Wonders Integration: This Pond Needs ELA Integration CSD Wonders Integration: Poetry in Movement ELA & Dance Integration Drama Works: Human Clay ELA & Dance Integration

K

1st

2nd

2nd-5th