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How the World Was Formed on Turtle’s Back

How the World Was Formed on Turtle's Back Lesson

“How the Earth Was Formed on Turtle’s Back,” is an Onondaga creation story that features a team of vibrant animal characters, who work together to save a young woman’s life and create the world as we know it. This lesson provides numerous opportunities for students to use their bodies and voices to create characters and practice transformation. You may also integrate Language Arts by discussing the importance of personification and character traits in the story.

The Elves & the Shoemaker Lesson

The Elves & the Shoemaker Lesson

Objective: students demonstrate concentration, listening, and imitation skills.
Building on the previous lessons in the Kindergarten series, students begin working with listening and imitation skills (part of the kindergarten objectives).  We adapted this lesson from the Grimm’s fairytale and you can use your own version or we included one for quick reference with teaching tips.  This lesson is part of our recommended sequence in the Kindergarten Curriculum.

Piasa Bird Lesson (Part 2)

Piasa Bird Lesson (Part 2): Adding Narration

Objective: students will explore using narration to enhance a drama.

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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 they create different scenes in a drama (part of the fourth grade objectives). This lesson is part of our recommended sequence in the Fourth Grade Curriculum.

Fourth Grade Drama Journal: Piasa Bird (Part 2)

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each lesson in the curriculum, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses. If you use the journal for assessment and would like more assessment tools, visit our Fourth Grade Curriculum. 

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.

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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 (part of the fourth grade objectives). Part 2 of this lesson adds narration to the students’ interpretations for the bird. This lesson is part of our recommended sequence in the Fourth Grade Curriculum.

Fourth Grade Drama Journal: Piasa Bird (Part 1)

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each lesson in the curriculum, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses. If you use the journal for assessment and would like more assessment tools, visit our Fourth Grade Curriculum.