Mime with The Ever-Evolving Green Man Lesson

Mime with The Ever-Evolving Green Man Lesson

Mime is one of the most challenging and most important skills for young actors to learn. Inspired by Gail E. Haley’s The Green Man, this lesson challenges actors to create group mimes based on scenes from the book. This lesson comes with variations for students in grades 3-8 and provides an excellent way for students to practice concentration, collaboration, and transforming into a character.

Grade Level

  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • 6th Grade
  • 7th Grade

CONCEPT/SKILL

  • Body
  • Character
  • Characterization
  • Collaboration
  • Concentration
  • Cooperation
  • Imagination
  • Narrator
  • Pantomime
  • Planning
  • Plot
  • Practicing
  • Story Elements
  • Storytelling Narration
  • Teamwork

INTEGRATION IDEAS

  • Collaboration
  • Language Arts
  • Main Idea
  • Narration
  • Plot
  • Story Elements
  • Teamwork

ROOM SETUP

  • Open