Landscape Activity

Landscape Activity Your participants work in concert for this teamwork-based activity.  The entire group creates a “Landscape” that others must guess.  This activity might build off of the Body Objects one.  This activity is a wonderful way to introduce setting in drama and language arts.  It can also be used to introduce and practice the … Read more

Impossible Sculptures Activity

Impossible Sculptures Activity We designed this activity for partner work in small groups of participants to collaborate and problem solve using the body.  In groups of four or five, the participants create team sculptures. No props are necessary.

Art Prints Lesson

Art Prints Lesson Objective: Students connect drama to other art forms. The museum is facing a problem and the students must solve it! This lesson gives students the chance to take on the role of an art curator in a museum. Teachers prepare a wide array of printed pictures of famous paintings, sculptures, and drawings for … Read more

Tableau Stories Lesson

Tableau Stories Lesson Objectives: Students use movement choices to tell stories without words. Students demonstrate supportive audience behavior. This lesson builds on the skills students learned in “Creating Tableaux” by introducing how tableaux can tell stories. After an individual warm up, students create frozen pictures in small groups and present them to the class. Students … Read more

Piasa Bird Lesson (Part 2)

Piasa Bird Lesson (Part 2): Adding Narration Objective: students will explore using narration to enhance a drama. This builds on Part 1 of the Piasa Bird Lesson as students add narration to their interpretations for the bird. Students will use different narration styles (see our guide for more details) in groups of up to four participants as … Read more

Piasa Bird Lesson (Part 1)

piasa bird lesson

Piasa Bird Lesson (Part 1): Exploring Visual Elements Objective: students will explore how to use visual elements to enhance a drama. Students will explore adding visual elements to a drama through the Native American legend of the Piasa bird. They will identify the visual elements of shape, line, form, and texture in a work of art … Read more

The Chase Lesson

the chase lesson

The Chase Lesson: Using Space Objective: Students will learn how space affects drama. This lesson for fourth grade students focuses on the actor’s skills to transform space using locomotor and non locomotor movements. You can use this lesson to integrate with dance or visual art elements. The lesson makes use of the Freeze activity – download it … Read more

Big, Bigger, Biggest

Big, Bigger, Biggest activity This activity is designed to get participants comfortable with using their bodies in a wide range of expression.  Body is one of the primary tools in drama and proficiency is necessary for advanced work.

Why the Earth is Green

Why the Earth is Green story  This story was written for students studying drama and the solar system.  In science, this can be used when the students are learning the characteristics of the planets.

Trip Across America

Trip Across America story  This story can be used in a year-long plan in many steps.  It can be used multiple times with different regions of the US and  helps reinforce drama skills.  We provide a six-step guide in the PDF to assist you.