3rd Grade Lessons

Recommended Lesson Sequence for Third Grade 

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The lessons suggested for our Third Grade Curriculum are put in a recommended delivery order below, but you may revise, rearrange, and adapt as you see fit.  This year-long planning guide maps a year of drama teaching based on the lessons in this guide.  This sequence is not a mandate; rather, it is intended to provide you with assistance as you select the lessons for your classroom.

NOTE: this sequence is for classes with PRIOR drama instruction.  For classes without prior experience, begin with our foundational Introductory Lessons.  If teachers, in grades that precede yours, are already teaching drama, you don’t need to teach those foundational lessons, just begin with this new set of lessons.

TIMELINE	SUGGESTED LESSON SEQUENCE	OBJECTIVES ADDRESSED
September	1.   Stick, Chair, Person: Three Drama Skill Words	1
	2.   Pirate’s Treasure: Practicing Basic Skills	1
October	3.   Rodeo Stars: The Three P’s	2
	4.   Vision Quest: Body Objects Review	1
November	5.   The Museum: Working with Setting	3
	6.   Team Machines: Collaborating with a Prop	1-3
December	7.   Communities	1
	8.   Emotion Stories	4
January	9.   Adaptation of Living Things	5
	10. Scarf Tale: Story Elements	3, 5
February	11. The Three Sillies: Using Narration	6
March	12. The Fire (Day 1)	7,8
	13. The Fire (Day 2)	7-9
	14. Little Breeze – Great Storm: Building Schema	8, 10
April	15. The First Woodpecker: Life Drama (Day 1)	10
	16. The First Woodpecker: Transformation (Day 2)	10
May	17. Ferdinand: Fantasy & Real Life	10
	18. Using Drama in Careers	11
June	Paper & Pencil ASSESSMENT
	Formal Performance ASSESSMENT
	Additional Rubrics

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CURRICULUM